SlideShare a Scribd company logo
1 of 81
Download to read offline
The Role Of Local Schools And Volunteer Groups
Launched in 1994, The Mersey Forest is the UK's largest community forest covering over 800
square miles of woodlands, green spaces, parks and street trees across Cheshire and Merseyside.
With the work of several local authorities including The Forestry Commission, Natural England and
the Environment Agency – along with help from landowners, business owners, local communities
and a team of dedicated forest workers – the vision of transforming derelict land into high quality
natural environments for recreational and cultural activities within 30 years became not only
achievable but a reality (The Mersey forest, 2014a). Mersey Forest has several projects across the
North West each with the aim of improving and protecting habitat biodiversity and enhancing
landscapes, promoting healthy living, supporting education and aiding social development by
encouraging active community involvement (Ridgers & Sayers, 2010). The involvement of local
schools and volunteer groups offers a sense of ownership over the projects, allowing them to feel
more connected with the projects and with each other as a community. An estimated 711 individuals
contributed to at least one step of the consultation process, with many having an active involvement
in more than one part of the process (The Mersey Forest, 2014b). With total costs reaching over £7
million, the projects are partly funded by the EU's Merseyside Objective One Programme, and
include: land reclamation, managing woodlands, supporting
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Comparative Evaluation Of Anaesthetic Efficacy Of...
Title: "Comparative evaluation of anaesthetic efficacy of articaine and lignocaine using a single
buccal infiltration for extraction of primary molars" Introduction: An important aspect of patient
management in dentistry is pain control, which is mainly achieved using local anaesthetic drugs
(PD). Lidocaine being the safest is the most commonly used (JMOS) and has served as a gold
standard in local anaesthetic drugs for the past 50 years (pd). It has revolutionized pain control in
dentistry since it was introduced in late 1940s (Malamed). It is an amide anaesthetic with a short
onset of action and an intermediate duration of anaesthesia when associated with adrenaline(BDJ).
Local anaesthetic injections trigger pain and anxiety in children, employing lidocaine for palatal
injection is considered as more painful, because palatal mucosa is compact and tightly bound to the
underlying periosteum. Also, mild to moderate pain of the palatal injection is relatively poorly
tolerated due to the abundant nerve supply in palatal tissue (PD). The Inferior alveolar nerve block
(IANB) is principally employed to obtain local analgesia for children's mandibular posterior teeth. It
has been reported that the IANB has the highest level of patient discomfort when compared with
infiltration, palatal injection, mental nerve block or periodontal ligament injections. The child's
behaviour towards subsequent dental treatment can be negatively influenced by an unpleasant
treatment experience
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
The Importance Of Local Control In Education
In the matter of education policy trends and public preferences, control of educational issues
belongs to local officials. The often–rapid changes in education assume that everyone prefers
increased state and federal control. As legislators on the federal level debate Common Core State
Standards and officials on the state level debate the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind, it
comes down the food chain to the local leadership and school boards to interpret and apply the
mandates. "Our local public school systems, assisted and encouraged by state and federal
governments, should have basic control of what goes on in all of our public schools. Local control
must always remain solely in the public domain and solidly anchored in the will of the citizens of
our local communities" (Clinchy, 2013, p.27). Proponents of local control believe power belongs at
the district level through management of school boards and teacher unions. Opponents of local
control believe administration power belongs to state departments and political offices. The
disagreement in how each of the groups operates is based on a discrepancy of values. Local school
boards are shaped by the rules and policies that regulate their membership, compensation, the nature
of meetings, and so forth. "Nationally, 62.3 percent of board members report that they receive no
salary, while 14.3 percent receive an annual salary of $5,000 or more and 2 percent earn a salary of
more than $15,000 per year" (Hess & Meeks, 2010,
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Essay On Postoperative Pain
Discussion
Postoperative pain is the most undesired sequence of surgery, and if not treated properly, can lead to
increased hospital stay and delayed return to daily activities (10).
The management of postoperative pain has received much interest nowadays. The intensity of
postoperative pain depends on many factors such as type and duration of the surgery, type of
anesthesia and analgesia used, and the patient's mental and emotional status (11).
Local wound infiltration is an attractive method since it is efficacious and adverse actions are
minimal (12). However, this route is limited by the fact that duration of analgesia is limited to the
duration of action of local anesthetic. Efforts are being made to increase the duration of action of ...
Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Also, Koputan MH etal 2012(9) stated that wound infiltration in functional endoscopic sinus surgery
and septorhinoplasty with tramadol 0.5 mg/kg provided better analgesia and a statistically
significant decrease in postoperative fentanyl demand and consumption than did levobupivacaine or
lidocaine local infiltration. In addition, Ozyilmaz K etal 2012(15) assessed wound infiltration with
saline, levobupivacaine, tramadol or tramadol plus levobupivacaine in lumbar disc surgeries. They
observed that the time to first analgesia was earliest in saline group, followed by levobupivacaine
group then tramadol group. None of the patients in tramadol plus levobupivacaine group required
postoperative analgesic supplementation, and the visual analog scale scores were <3 at all
measurement times and this may be attributed to high levobupivacaine dose (100 mg) which is
double of our study.
Moreover, Albayrak M etal 2013(16) studied the effect of local wound infiltration with saline,
levobupivacaine or tramadol before the closure of the wound edges after cesarean delivery and
revealed that tramadol
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Career And Technical Education For College And Career...
TNTP is ensuring that students have access to college and career pathways that prepare them for
postsecondary success and life. THE CONTEXT. Career and Technical Education–rigorous and
relevant coursework that prepares students for a wide range of high–wage, high–skill, high–demand
careers–involves much more than offering courses that is aligned to postsecondary pathways. CTE
provides students with an opportunity to develop specific academic, intellectual, technical, and 21st
century skills necessary to be successful in careers and in life. Done well, students are offered a
series of intentionally sequenced, high–quality CTE courses coupled with rigorous college–ready
coursework, expanding access to postsecondary options that include both college and career. But
that potential will remain unrealized if we neglect attention to the fact that CTE is often considered
separate and not equal to the standard college–readiness track of coursework. As a non–profit with
nearly two decades of experience supporting schools and systems, we know that industry–driven
programs of study, rigorous curricula, integration of work–based learning, career and technical
student organizations, early postsecondary opportunities and industry certification are key to the
successful implementation of quality CTE programming. Additionally, given that teachers often
transition directly from industry to the classroom in many CTE clusters, quality training and
professional development for CTE educators
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Merits And Demerits Of State Funding
Introduction
Through this essay I will look to explore the merits and demerits of State funding for
Community–led Organisations (CLOs) to bring empty properties back into use using a 'selfhelp '
model. In doing so, I will hope to explore the wider benefits and the secondary effects of the policy
by utilising two case studies that explore the role of two CLOs in two disparate regions of the
United Kingdom and how their operations utilised the Empty Housing
Community Grant Programme (EHCGP) to achieve their own community goals.
Secondarily, I will look to explore the whether to scope of each CLOs activities would be
sustainable if not for the backing of the Government–backed scheme.
"Self–Help Housing" draws on groups of local people utilising local skills, tradesman and the third
sector to bring back into use empty properties that are in 'limbo', awaiting decisions about their
future use or their re–development (http://self–help–housing.org/). It is different from "self–build
housing projects", which choose to construct permanent dwellings from scratch.
Self–help housing groups (or Community–led Organisations) negotiate with the owners of
redundant properties for their rental or purchase, and then look to organise repairs as necessary to
make the homes habitable again. The properties are often "borrowed" on a leasehold basis, for a
specified time period. Some groups have found sustainable models for self–help housing in taking
control of the buildings may on a permanent
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Explain in detail the responsibilities of the different...
M1 – Explain in detail the responsibilities of the different levels of government in the UK The
central government is responsible for the health and safety of people, they provide health and safety
by maintaining and improving the quality of the environment. The government also has the power to
make laws for the entire country, in contrast with local governments. However, the Prime Minister
(David Cameron) is head of the UK government so he's responsible for all of the policy and
decisions he makes. The central government has the responsibility to create laws unlike other levels
of government; this is because if all levels were able to do the same then it would cause great
confusion to citizens. One of the central governments is the ... Show more content on
Helpwriting.net ...
The devolved parliaments are able to maintain their responsibilities because they have been
decentralised. The regional governments are responsible for the formulation of planning policy.
They form an important and essential interface between policies at the national and local level. They
regional government also focus on key issues of the region, set priorities and the core policies that
form the basis of their regional space strategy. Local
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Social Policy For Shared Societies
(163HS–233F–1: Social Policy for Shared Societies Fall 2016) (By Krishna Prasad Subedi, COEX
Program) Reflection of Presentation 11/30/2016 Summary My presentation was based on my
previous work experience where I worked as Program Coordinator. The name of the organization is
Public Welfare Society Nepal (PWSN) which is located in a rural part of Nepal. Since its
establishment in 1990, PWSN has been working in different fields such as health, education, brain
drain, environment, agriculture, rural reconstruction, peace–building, community empowerment,
and so forth. PWSN has been collaborating with several international organizations (INGOs) for a
number of programs. PWSN is fascinating different professionals from different fields for new
work. PWSN not only acts as planners but also implements of development plans at the local level.
PWSN is helping with mobilizing the local resources to the development growth. This organization
is supporting for building a self–reliant sustainable society. The best role of this organization is to
mediate between the government and local people. PWSN is also playing an important role to
reduce ethnic conflict by launching rural community participatory programs. Organization and Work
Since PWSN has launched the reconstruction and brain gain program, society is adapting to its
physical environment. The brain gain program is developing natural and human resources to meet
the need of local people. In the local level, organization
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
The Constitutional Monarchy System Of Nepal
Until 1990, Nepal was ruled by an authoritarian system. Democracy was declared in 1990 however
it was constitutional monarchy system so people were not happy with this system. In 1996, Nepal
Communist Party–Maoist started civil war and ended in 2006. A decade–long civil war had 42
demands but 2 demands were noteworthy that were constituent assembly election (CA) and federal
system in Nepal. There was a peace process agreement between Maoist and government of Nepal in
2006. Constituent elections were held two times. After CA election, a new federal constitution has
been made in 2015 but it will not be functioning until new federal election is done. People have
taken it negatively and positively both side. It is said that 'the constitution is being rightly said to be
amongst the most progressive in Asia guaranteeing equal rights to lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender community and providing representation for the same in government mechanisms (P.
Rohit, 2015).'
In the last sixty–five years, this is the first that has been widely adopted by an elected constituent
assembly. This constitution has also made a progressive transition from being sixty years of being a
Hindu–state to a secular nation (P. Rohit, 2015). It is also the 'first constitution that moves away
from the previously unitary system to a federal nature' by setting up different provinces distributing
'legislative and executive powers between the legislative and provincial governments' (P. Rohit,
2015).
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Locavore Movement Essay
The Locavore Movement The locavore movement has become increasingly popular over the last
decade. Locavores are people who prefer to eat food that is locally grown and doesn't travel long
distances before getting to their plates. This thought process is slowly changing the way people eat
and the ideals people consider when choosing food to eat. Along with this fresh perspective on
where our food comes from, the movement provides a innovative ideal towards what is sustainable
and what is not sustainable. While the definition of local is dependent on the buyer the effect is the
same. The locavore movement has a positive impact on the local communities through improving
the income and number of local farms that fosters good communities, and increasing the nutritional
value of food eaten. With an increase of interest in local communities and their economies, any
businesses involved in the community will benefit. Since the locavore movement began there have
been tremendous improvements on the income local farms receive. In a study ... Show more content
on Helpwriting.net ...
In reality this movement, while for the time being, is considered a 'trend' the movement is growing
into a way of life. As stated by Anthony Flaccavento "These are ordinary, middle–income folks who
have become really engaged in food and really care where their food comes from." (Source E) This
interest in where food comes from does not mean that they are attempting to be, as Flaccavento so
beautifully put it, a "fringe foodie culture". It is a group of ordinary people that are invested in the
origin and the nutritional value of their own food. While for some people just knowing the story of
their food makes them more comfortable with what they're putting into their bodies rather than
having to wonder what the food was grown in and what happened to it in the long trip from crop
fields to factories to super
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Michael Craw Analysis
In a thorough journal article by Michael Craw, he suggests that poverty in general is as much of a
local problem as it is for an entire nation. Furthermore, Craw expands on the research and
implications for how exactly we should treat local governments when addressing the study of U.S.
social welfare policy. More times than none, local governments find themselves constrained by
intergovernmental elements and questioning what/how exactly to provide (or fiscal capacity) in
regards to social welfare expenses–even so, many still posses an immense degree of independence
in responding to local policy preferences when it boils down to the numerous decisions on providing
social welfare services and taking part in state and federal intergovernmental ... Show more content
on Helpwriting.net ...
Of that list many controversies have came about and brought to the level of law. For example:
Congress enacted The Anti–Drug Abuse Act of 1986 in terms of conservative beliefs and scripture
regarding drugs and alcohol, and also a variety of cases have involved public school regulations due
to the fact that tension between public education and religion has existed for several years. Lastly,
even such things as grooming rules and laws apply currently both in schools and the workplace. I
enjoyed this article because I enjoyed the history of both religion and today's law and how they
really do, even though stated that they do not, go hand–in–hand. I also enjoyed the fact that this
truly is and has always been a controversial comparison and topic. And not to mention–it is a well
written article that I feel was disseminated very well and thoroughly. The essay did a great job of
familiarizing Biblical and cultural foundations of a variety of conservative Christian norms. It did as
it intended, and "provided an objective factual basic for these beliefs", many of which truly
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
An Injectable, Amide Group Local Anaesthetic Drug ( Class )
Bupivacaine hydrochloride (generic name) is an injectable, amide group local anaesthetic drug
(class). In New Zealand this drug is marketed under the trade names Marcain, Marcain spinal and
for veterinary use as Bucaine (Bullock and Manias, 2013). When in combination with a
vasoconstrictor such as adrenaline, it is available as Marcain dental or Marcain with adrenaline. It is
also available as Bupafen when in combination with fentanyl (MIMS, 2013). Other trade names
include; Sensorcaine, Sensorcaine spinal and Vivacaine (Halaszynski, 2010).
Formulations
As an injection bupivacaine hydrochloride comes in a cartridge as a colourless, particle free
solution. All preparations contain sodium chloride. When in combination with adrenaline it also
contains sodium metabisulphite. Preparations with fentanyl contain fentanyl citrate (AstraZeneca
Ltd., 2015).
Indications
Bupivacaine hydrochloride is indicated for local anaesthesia; this includes nerve block, infiltration,
epidural (with fentanyl) and intrathecal (spinal) anaesthesia and analgesia (MIMS, 2013). Generally
a single–shot injection is administered, however, to achieve prolonged anaesthesia and post–
operative analgesia, the drug can be co–administered with adrenaline (Halaszynski, 2010). This drug
is commonly used for medical pain during general and dental surgical procedures, obstetrical as well
as diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (Bullock and Manias, 2013).
Contraindications
Bupivacaine hydrochloride is
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Describe The Policies And Responsibilities For Health And...
 Police Protection and Investigation Unit (PPIU) (these are external to the local authority)
Safeguarding children also involves the requirements towards the adults who are in contact with
them inside the school setting on a daily basis. The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 established the
DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) The DBS processes criminal records checks and manages the
Barred Children's and Barred Adults' Lists of unsuitable people who should not work in regulated
activities with these groups. The DBS identifies those whom are unsuitable to work or volunteer
with vulnerable groups. It is illegal for a barred person to apply for such work (paid or voluntary), or
for a charity to employ a barred person in such work. It is also ... Show more content on
Helpwriting.net ...
All staff working in an education setting have a responsibility to ensure that children are cared for
and safe. The Children Act 2004 also requires that practitioners protect children as far as possible
when placed in the practitioners care i.e. at school. This includes preventing any risks which may
occur. Everyone who comes into contact with children, young people and families have a role to
play; local agencies, including the police and health services, also have a duty under the Children
Act 2004 to ensure that they are aware of the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children
when carrying out their functions or duties. Under the same act a similar range of agencies are
required to cooperate with local authorities to promote the safeguarding, well–being and protection
of children in each local authority area. This cooperation should exist and be effective at all levels of
the organisation. It's focus is on the core legal requirements, making it clear what individuals and
organisations should do to keep children safe. Effective safeguarding systems are those where: The
child's needs are paramount, and the needs and wishes of each child, be they a baby or infant, or an
older child, should be put first, so that every child receives the support they need before a problem
escalates. All
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Creative Writing: A Short Story of Beyond Essays
There was always a new horizon to conquer for an intelligent species. The first was the domination
of small areas of land. Those small areas expanded into larger areas, and soon a dominant species
claimed dominion over their entire planet. When space travel first became possible, this process had
repeated itself. At first they made small colonies on neighboring planets, and moons. Over the years
the galaxy and beyond had been surveyed. Technology had evolved to a point of where the entire
Local Group, all 54 galaxies, millions of light years under control.
The Local Group was kept safe through an alliance of the most powerful species. This alliance was
nicknamed "The Union", though it had no official name, many preferred to use this ... Show more
content on Helpwriting.net ...
The GaVa program was a highly, elite unit. Each species hand picked one of their best for the team.
To be asked to join the program was considered the highest honor, or any soldier, of any species. As
it was a joint species union, they did not answer to any one government. They acted to preserve
peace as a whole. The new generation of the GaVa program were being sworn in.
It was a quiet ceremony, the members of GaVa being that they were an elite group, their identities
could not be made public, otherwise they would draw too much unwanted attention. They were
sworn into the program in a small room. The room was circular, and white with a very clean, sterile
look to it. There was in the room a circular table, made of wood, and painted black. Directly above
the center of the table, was a holographic projection of the entire Local Group.
A Linwik named Boliale along with a Haush named Randker were the first to enter. Linwiks were
small species, whose contributions lied in their intelligence rather than fighting skills. Boliale may
not have been a front line fighter, but he was gifted with a keen mind, and a talented medic, and that
made him a vital asset to the team. Linwiks were not very large, and at best resembled, small
humanoid crosses between rabbits, and cats. Boliale stood at a typical height for his people, being
roughly 63 centimeters in height, and up to 79 centimeters with his ears fully
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Opioid Tolerance Research
Biological Mechanisms
The biological mechanisms underpinning the effects of opioid–tolerance on local anaesthetic
effectiveness are complicated. It is simpler to consider the effects of local anaesthetics on the body
and the effects of opioid–tolerance separately.
When neurons in the body are stimulated they send signals, in the form of action potentials, to the
brain relaying messages. These tell the body how to respond. This is why, for example, the body
recognises a feeling of pain when it is wounded. During this stimulation, there occurs an opening of
activation gates of voltage–sensitive sodium channels. This allows sodium to enter the cell, reducing
the cell's negative charge. When a full action potential is generated, there ... Show more content on
Helpwriting.net ...
The onset of a state of total anaesthesia was measured, along with the amount required to induce
such a state. Researchers found there was a significant increase in the time required to reach total
anaesthesia for opioid–tolerant patients. Further, the amount of local anaesthesia required to reach
this state was significantly higher for opioid–tolerant patients than for non opioid–tolerant patients.
Biological mechanisms suggested to explain this phenomenon included a change in function and
concentration of the opioid receptors in opioid–tolerant patients. Similar to the first experiment
mentioned above, the study found the desensitisation of opioid receptors in the brain and spinal cord
caused by tolerance to opioids further inhibited the progression of action potentials, resulting in the
need for an increased dosage of local anaesthetic to reach the same level of
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Revenue Allocation Formulae:
Revenue allocation formulae:
The current revenue allocation formulae is
52.68%, 26.72% and 20.60%.for the F.G, States and L.Gs respectively
| FEDERAL GOVT. | STATE GOVT. | LOCAL GOVT. |
| | | |
|52.68% |26.72% |20.60%. |
THE CRITICS
The current revenue allocation, as defined in Section 162 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, 1999, discriminates against the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
For D/X = 0 (no derivation fund), and D/X = 1 (all available funds are by derivation), then the
overall percentages are:
Ratios:
D/X = 0 50:25:25 36:28:36
D/X = 1 43.5:28.25:28:25 31.32:37.36:31.32
Swing: 6.5 – 3.25 – 3.25 4.68 – 9.36 – 4.68
It is as simple as that, and would be a good political compromise, and will not lead to too much
shock in the system as D/X moves up or down, in which case Choice (i) is better than (ii) and (iii)
are better.
The claim here is that the recent full pronouncement of Nigeria's Supreme Court on littoral states'
(non) resource control DEMANDS that our country Nigeria NOW simplify its revenue allocation
formula in order to establish accountability and transparency, and yet satisfy the Constitution. Thus I
am recommending we do indeed "Keep It Simple....!"
My preferred recommendation here? After dividing 13% of the derivation fund equally among state
and local governments, let Federal Government have 40% and the State + Local have 60% of the
remainder. Then, in a spirit of true federalism and devolution of power, let the Constitution merely
specify that no tier get lower than 20% . Each state then determines its own ratio between State and
Local Government (to add up to 60%) based
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Chinese Political History Essay
Chinese political history harkening back to dynastic rule recalls notions of a highly centralized
government, a bloated and corrupt bureaucracy, and the limited power of commoners to
significantly change their circumstances, much less how they are governed. With the introduction of
political reforms in recent years meant to fortify local governance by allowing the Chinese people to
elect officials, scholars have paid increased attention to the effectiveness of these local governments.
In the readings I selected from Perry and Goldman (2007), this effectiveness of village–level local
governments in relation to the central government, as well as the extent to which longstanding
bureaucratic and cultural norms from earlier times are still ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net
...
For example, Levy (2007) finds that women make up very insignificant proportions of village
leadership, and that once elected, they are often assigned to "women's work" (e.g., family planning
projects).2 Remedial efforts such as affirmative action have been considered in order to promote
equality, but these have in large part been met with resistance due to what Levy cites as "the
generally lower status or women ... cultural inhibitions ... [and] the deeper issues relating to culture
and power in the countryside."3 This underlying (de)valuation of women draws on Confucian ideals
regarding the "domination of male over female" as well as the superior and subordinate roles of men
and women, respectively.4 Fairbank and Goldman (2006) posit that the "inferior social status of
women was merely one manifestation of the hierarchic nature of China's entire social code and
cosmology" and that "an endless succession of Chinese male moralists worked out the behavior
pattern of obedience and passivity that was expected of women."5 When these ideas are applied to
the contemporary times, the current state of women's political viability in China makes much more
sense. The longstanding social implications surrounding women's roles in relation to men makes
them less desirable as leaders, and their limitations once they
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
The Structural Analysis Of Extreme Learning Machine ( ELM )
Extreme Learning Machine (ELM)
Extreme Learning Machine is a feedforward neural network for the regression, sparse
approximation, feature learning, compression, clustering and for classification with a single or multi
layers of hidden nodes in which the parameters are randomly generated and they are need not be
changed. The hidden nodes are assigned randomly and are never updated. But they can be inherited
from their ancestors. In many cases the output weights of hidden nodes are generally learned in a
single layer which is essential for learning a linear model.
First, the ELM was proposed for the single hidden layer feedforward neural network (SLFN), which
was then changed to single hidden layer feedforward network, since the hidden nodes ... Show more
content on Helpwriting.net ...
An important step in ELM is to find the output weights . It is solved by reducing the training error
and also the rule of the output weights. If the norms of weights and training error are smaller, then
the generalization performance of SLFNs tends to get better.
The main function can be termed as .
To solve the above problem, smallest norm least square method is used. where, is the Moore–
Penrose generalized inverse of matrix Q.
Several methods are there to calculate such as orthogonalization method, orthogonal projection
method, Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) method and the iterative method.
The orthogonal projection approach can be utilized efficiently in two cases. One is when is
nonsingular and the other is when is nonsingular. On the basis of Ridge Regression Theory, the
generalization function and the stability of SLFN can be enhanced by adding a positive value to the
diagonal of or .Using this method can be computed as follows, when is nonsingular, when is
nonsingular,
Galactic Swarm Optimization Algorithm
The original PSO algorithm was developed by Kennedy and Eberhart. It was encouraged by
swarming like schooling behavior in fish and flocking behavior in birds. Both the swarms do not
process any global optimization but they provide a technique for confusing predators and predator
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Limitations Of Peribulbar Anesthesia
Discussion With an examination of the acquired results from the study, we can notice that the
quality of globe akinesia in the 10th minute in the rocuronium group was comparatively better, and
86% of the patients underwent the total akinesia; whereas, the percentage of the total akinesia for
the cisatracurium group and the control group in 10th minute was 73% and 66% respectively (p
value 0.444).
Peribulbar anesthesia is widely used for cataract surgery. This method is associated with less serious
complications compared to intravenous anesthesia (8) However, it has the disadvantage of a slow
onset of orbital akinesia (9) and the frequent need for a block supplement. (10) To overcome these
limitations, many adjuvant drugs have been added to the local anesthetic mixture used for the
peribulbar block to increase its efficacy and accelerate its initial rate; their effects, however, were
different. (11, 12, 13)
In retrobulbar approach, a needle is inserted into the intraconal space, a space behind the eye formed
by the extraocular muscles, containing the major nerves of the eye and its adnexa. Therefore, it may
be associated with potentially serious eye damage such as: a scleral perforation, a stimulation of the
oculocardial reflex and an injection of an anesthetic in the perioptic meningeal space. However, this
approach may have the advantage of rapid onset of analgesia and akinesia with the use of relatively
smaller volumes of anesthetic. (14) (15) In addition to commonly observed conjunctival edema, a
higher initial IOP is accompanied by the higher volume of the anesthetic agent (16), also the need
for additional injection is higher for peribulbar block compared to retrobulbar block (14).
Neuromuscular blockers have been used as adjuvants for many trials. Reah et al. added a dose of 0.5
mg vecuronium to a mixture of lidocaine and bupivacaine with 15 IU / mL hyaluronidase. (6) In the
study of kucukyavuz et al. Atracurium 5 mg was added to the same anesthetic mixture without
hyaluronidase. (5) The siege of Peribulbar was carried out in these two studies using a technique of
2 injections (Infertembporal and medial orbital). Y.Aissaouit et al. added 0.06 mg / kg of rocuronium
to the anesthetic mixture,
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Argumentative Essay On Who Controls Texas
Heather Loos Professor Sherry Sherifian Govt 2306–73436 30 April 2017 Who Controls Texas?
Texas might be a small–government state, but it is a proud and stubbornly independent one. With the
84th legislature imposing state will on local policies, politicians of all sorts are unhappy. Regardless,
there are arguments both for and against local control, and overall, they have the public's best
interests at heart.
Texas Vox is an interest group that is all for local control. They refer to themselves as "the voice of
public citizen[s] in Texas (TexasVox)." They consider their advocates to be very progressive, and
favor things such as policies to lower electric bills, find new clean energy sources, as well as
policies to stop nuclear plants and their unhealthy effects. They want to work with just local control
to attain their goals. They want to ensure that the citizens have voices, even "in the halls of power
(TexasVox)." Representative Matt Rinaldi however, has a different approach. He believes that the
state controlling local ordinances would be considered in line with liberty. He has played a hand in
things such as the house bill 1939, which would repeal the bag bans and surcharges in effect in
Dallas and Austin. He believed they would "erode consumer choice and the ... Show more content
on Helpwriting.net ...
Perhaps I'm na ve to still believe that not all local, state, and federal politicians are corrupt. I still
like to believe that as a whole, they have the citizen's best interests at heart, rather than just worrying
about their own wallets. Either way, I'm actually in favor of both types of interest groups, but I lean
toward the groups like Texas Vox, that favor more local control. I guess you could say they keep the
head honchos honest, or so we could hope. I also think that the closer a group is to is a citizen (as in
local vs state), the more likely they are to be in line with what the public
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Comparing The Local Government And The Power Of Government
Local government is the most basic government, mainly help citizens to make decisions on local
financial issues, educational issues and social services (地球 182).Despite the wide range of
local government functions, in all power, the right in tax policy is relatively important. There are
many similarities between the local governments of European countries; however the decision–
making organizations in modern Europe are still quite different. (地球书 172页). There are two
different, but linked, decentralized decision–making mode. One is federal, the other is unitary
(ibid).The powers in unitary system is highly centralized, and the powers of federal states are
decentralized ( ).Appropriate tax policies can promote economic growth and prosperity, on the
contrary, inappropriate tax policies will increase the gap between rich and poor, is not conducive to
the national economy.(xinzhaode )
This paper will focus on the power of local governments on taxation. Take the French, Germany,
Sweden and Hungary tax systems as examples, divided into two groups in turn to compare the
taxation power of their local governments. In contrast, local governments in France and Hungary,
two unitary countries, have greater autonomy in choosing tax standards. Local governments in
Germany and Sweden, two federal states, and local governments have limited decision–making
capacity, mainly using state–mandated tax standards
French local governments have a role in promoting taxation, and the competition
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Definition Of Democracy And Governance
According to M.P.Barbra, local government means authority to determine and to execute matters
within a restricted area inside and smaller than the whole state. Every state in the world has been
implementing local government system for the administrating services regarding peripheral society.
Local government and democracy is most closed concept in theory as well as practice. Term
"democracy and governance" are complicated and dynamic concepts in social sciences discipline. It
has a long historical background and goes back to human history. Ancient Athens politics and their
philosophy has provided main base for those concepts and practical perspectives.
There is no a concrete definition or interpretation about democracy or governance. Many scholars
have presented different kind of definitions and interpretations based on their own perspectives. But,
modern conceptual meaning of democracy and governance mainly depends on liberal democratic
principles such as equality, participation, freedom, liberty etc. Therefore, definition of democracy
and governance are depends on the social and political context of the society. Local democracy is
the most important aspect of the democratic governance, because it will give a holistic view of the
nature of democratic practices and governance of the whole society. Further, it will be reflected form
the local government and there governing process of the given country. On the other hand,
governance, administration, policy initiation process
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
A Group Of Counselors At Lunch At A Local Restaurant
A group of counselors in a large clinic are at lunch at a local restaurant. During the course of lunch,
Frank and Megan start getting into a discussion about a tough case. Emily is an intern and due to the
type of work she wants to do is limited to just several settings. Frank and Megan are both her
supervisors and hiring managers at the setting. Emily is very uncomfortable since they are using
client names and information.
Client Confidentiality
Psychotherapy is an intense and complex process, that can be isolating for many practitioners.
Consequently, many counselors turn to their peers for guidance and support when faced with
difficult cases. When doing so, counselors must always strive to maintain client's confidentiality
since it is the cornerstone of a therapeutic relationship and is an ethical duty (APA, 2002). The ACA
Code of Ethics (American Counseling Association [ACA], 2014) states that counselors protect
confidential information of a client and when consulting with others, do not disclose information
that could lead to the identification of a client without the client 's prior consent. Additionally,
confidential information is only discussed in settings, where clients' privacy can be ensured
(Standard B.3.c). That brings one to one of the main ethical issues in the above case. It is not clear
whether counselors Frank and Megan have obtained informed consent from the client prior to
discussing his or her case. Regardless, they are still breaching client's
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Funding, Interest Groups, Elections, and the Role Between...
Running Head: TEXAS GOVERNMENT
Funding, Interest Groups, Elections, and the Role Between State and Local Governments in Texas
Maurice Adams
Mr. George Lyon
POL215
University of Phoenix
Funding, Interest Groups, Elections, and the Role Between State and Local Governments in Texas
The state of Texas receives the majority of funding from two sources; taxes and federal receipts.
"Currently, Texas is one of nine states that does not levy a personal income tax on its residents and,
in addition, its property tax system is a function of local governments. This makes Texas somewhat
unique, in that, its state government largely relies on revenue generated from sales taxes and a
business tax." (Texas Public Policy Foundation, 2012) For ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net
...
An example of a special interest group would be the Texas chapter of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People. The mission of the NAACP is "to ensure the political,
educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race–based
discrimination." (Our Mission, 2009–2012) The objectives of the Texas chapter of the NAACP are
as follows: "to ensure political, educational, social, and economic equality of all citizens, to achieve
equality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among citizens of the United States, to remove all
barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes, to seek enactment and enforcement
of federal, state, and local laws securing civil rights, to inform the public of racial discrimination
and seek its elimination, and to educate persons as to their constitutional rights and to take lawful
action to secure the exercise thereof." (Our Mission, 2009–2012) In contrast, an example of one of
Texas' public interest groups is the Texas Public Interest Research Group, or TexPIRG. TexPIRG
describes itself as a "consumer group that stands up to powerful interests whenever they threaten
(Texans') health or safety, (Texans') financial security, or (Texans') right to fully participate in a
democratic society" (About TexPIRG). Its mission is to take action when "consumers are cheated or
the voices of ordinary citizens are drowned
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Key Properties Of Galaxy Clusters
section{Results} label{sec::result}
The fact that this galaxy cluster was not identified by textit{ROSAT} as a cluster suggests that there
may be a hidden population of galaxy clusters hosting extreme central galaxies (i.e. starbursts and/or
QSOs). Table~ref{table::keyvalue} shows the key properties of both PKS1343–341 which are
derived in this work ($R_{500}, M_{500}, M_{rm{gas},500}, T_x, L_x, t_{rm{cool},0},
rm{SFR}$) and other similar clusters, including Abell 1795 (a strong cool core cluster) and 3C 186
(a quasar–mode cluster).
begin{deluxetable*}{ccccc}
tabletypesize{footnotesize}
tablecaption{Key properties for the galaxy clusterlabel{table::keyvalue}}
tablecolumns{0}
tablewidth{0pt}
tablehead{ colhead{Property ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
We assume that the cluster is located at the same redshift as the central AGN.}
tablenotetext{b}{$T_x$ is measured from 0.15$R_{500}$ to 1.0$R_{500}$.}
tablenotetext{c}{SFR is measured from the UV luminosity of the BCG for PKS1353–341. (see
Section~ref{sec::sfr})}
tablenotetext{d}{Most of the numbers for Abell 1795 are from~citet{2006VikhlininA}, except
SFR is from~citet{2005Hicks}.}
tablenotetext{e}{All the numbers of 3C 186 are
from~citet{2005Siemiginowska,2010Siemiginowska}}
tablenotetext{f}{$0.85,R_{500}$ is the edge of the chip to guarantee the luminosity calculation.}
tablenotetext{g}{These numbers are from~citet{2010Russell,2014Walker}}
tablenotetext{h}{The cooling radius is defined to be a radius at which the cooling time fell to 7.7
Gyr while the cooling rate is defined within the cooling radius.}
end{deluxetable*}
In the following sections, we discuss morphology and different derived properties of the cluster,
involving the gas fraction, entropy, total hydrostatic mass and its cooling time.
subsection{X–ray and Optical Morphology}
begin{figure}[!ht]
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Strategies for Competing in a Changed China
Strategies for Competing in a Changed China
Magazine: Summer 2004Research Feature July 15, 2004 Peter Williamson and Ming Zeng
This paper presents the results of the authors' detailed research into competition between
multinationals and local Chinese companies in 10 industries over the past five years. They conclude
that local companies are now threatening multinationals' plans to conquer the China market. They
analyse this new competitive game in terms of a dynamic battle of competencies. Multinationals
start off with better industry–specific technology and know–how, and a higher level of competence
in key functions like marketing and financial management. Chinese companies enjoy a better
understanding of the local market, lower ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Our research over the past five years into the battles between multinationals and local Chinese
companies reveals that while market dominance by local champions is far from universal, it's
becoming ever more frequent. In industries as different as beer brewing, mobile–phone
manufacturing and laundry–detergent production, Chinese companies – often seeming to appear
from nowhere – are forcing multinationals to rethink their strategies and their hopes for explosive
growth in the China market.
1
The message is clear: Multinationals must factor in the existence of robust local competition,
while considering the new opportunities that have opened up as a result of China's WTO
membership. To understand the way competition between multinationals and local champions is
evolving and to pinpoint the keys to success, we traced the evolution of competition in China in 10
industries over the last 10 years.2 We conducted more than 100 interviews with dozens of leading
companies operating in China, both multinationals and locals, and reviewed thousands of pages of
secondary data. The picture of competition that emerged from our research can best be described not
in terms of traditional market positioning, but as a battle of competencies between multinationals
and local players.
Constraints on Multinationals Multinationals generally start off with clear advantages in two areas:
They have
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
The Federal Democratic Republic Of Nepal: A Landlocked...
Nepal, official name the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a landlocked country located
between China in the north and India laying west, east and south of them. The Federal Democratic
Republic Kingdom of Nepal is situated in the central part of the Himalayan arc and is tectonically
sand witched between Tibet in the north and India in the south. It is one of the least developed
countries as well in south Asia. Though Nepal never became a colony of any power and defeated the
Britain, Tibet and China in many battles in history. However Nepal was prevalently recognized for
the foreigners after 1953 may 29 when 'New Zealand mountaineer, Sir Edmund Hillary and
Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach to the peak of
Mount Everest' (Bhatta, C. D. 2012).) After that many scholars used to come to Nepal for the
academic study. Until 1990, Nepal had authoritarian rule and the number of foreigner's arrival was
not countable. However after the great April movement in 1990, Nepal became a democratic
country.
In 1996, Communist Party of Maoist Nepal started civil war and ended in 2006. A decade long civil
war had 42 demands but 2 demands were significant such as constituent assembly and federalism.
There was a peace process agreement between Maoist and government of Nepal. Constituent
elections were held for two times. After CA election, a new federal constitution has been drafted in
2015 but it will not be functioning until new federal election
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Italian Cluster Carrera Essay
In Italy, the normal practice has been for provincial or local governments to work with industry
cooperation and neighborhood associations, for example, budgetary organizations, exploration
groups, and educational institutes. Also some provincial governments, like in Emilia–Romagna,
Lombardy, Tuscany, and others have dedicated body in the government organization which is
responsible for the development for the local clusters. Research facilities, financial institutions,
educational bodies/institutes also have their contribution to this development initiative. They have
also been a driving force in the identification and development of specific association that is
responsible for the detection and solution of the challenges that these ... Show more content on
Helpwriting.net ...
This will prove to be a beneficial move in long–term business for the cluster industries and will
create a win–win situation for all the stake holders involved.
Guidelines for Development:
The vision and mission behind the initiative must be known. Future trade planning and initiatives
will determine the policy selection. It needs to be decided as soon as possible to have enough time
ahead for policy choice. For example, goals may be re–imagined based on of information
interchange among nearby regional clusters and government bodies, or on the premise of
information gathered throughout the evaluation of activities.
Approach to policy must avoid reconstructing a new cluster firms based on the sectors. A business
sector test need to be considered before noteworthy public assets are available to the cluster to be
fair to the other sectors. This move can help to avoid the condition when other government body
starts to participate by implementing similar cluster policies.
There should be a well defined standard that could be a point of reference while make a decision to
recognize and focus on the clusters within the nation. It is an important point to be considered as the
resources are limited and they have to be allocated according to the value generated and returns
received by each investment. This defined standard can have: the provision for the investor to bring
in the possible points of
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
The Pros And Cons Of Fiscal Decentralization
Cost effectiveness
The idea of fiscal decentralization injecting competition among local governments has an added
advantage of making local officials pursue customer–driven investments which are more likely to
meet expectations of local people and patronage of services. When local service delivery meet local
people expectations, they tend to pay for services and even honor their tax obligations without much
coercion because they even appear more willing to do so (Briscoe and Garn 1995, Litvack &
Seddon, 1999). Additionally, if what is being supplied meets local demand and associated with the
necessary openness or cost recovery, local people and groups have a higher tendency of demanding
accountability, closely monitoring local government activities which will reinforce the corruption
reduction theme discussed previously. Local monitoring and demand side of accountability help to
reduce information asymmetries and corruption tendencies which may have potential to weaken
both allocative efficiency and cost recovery. This demonstrates each of the themes are closely
interrelated and not mutually exclusive.
Economic Growth and productivity
Fiscal ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
This Act has relevant clauses which in principle seek to advance financial decentralization. For
instance, section 10, clause (3a) (i) and (ii) lays a foundation that would be a basis for preparation of
local government budgets. Section 92 clause 1 of same Act 462 makes provision for preparation and
tendering of district budget for a subsequent year. What has become known as Composite budgeting
could be found in section 92 clause 3 which admonishes for an aggregation of revenue and
expenditure of the numerous departments and agencies that fall under the territorial space of
particular local
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Academic Institutions and Education
Academic institutions are posed with the responsibilities of ensuring that all its students gain
meaningful education. Education, takes place in many forms and one of these ways is through extra
curricula activities and/or involvement. Co–curricular learning can be highlighted in participation in
student groups including student government, departmental groups, interest groups, honor and
recognition societies as well as pan–hellenic organizations–sororities, fraternities.
The Adviser
Often times, participating in groups can develop a number of professional skills which can transcend
college. Student groups are also a great way to foster interpersonal relationships and to be involved
in the academic atmosphere. But the groups do not run on their own. In fact, they are normally
headed by a governing body including an adviser. Advisers are faculty or staff of the institution who
have agreed to dedicate time and effort in carrying out or in ensuring that the mission and goals of
the group are carried out successfully.
With some colleges housing more than 100 groups or student organizations, there is a great need for
student group advisers. The University of California–Los Angeles alone has 800 registered groups.
The structure of the institution would determine the goals of the adviser. For instance, a more
culturally diverse population would call for an adviser attuned to the needs of the institution and the
students as well as be able to forecast additional actions that may
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
3.1 Participatory Approach Of The Bamenda IIi Council
their development or not.
3.1 Participatory Approach of the Bamenda III Council
Like other Sub–Divisional councils, the B3C is the leading institution of the Local government
which is closest to the people and responsible for most local matters. The council is also responsible
for enforcing local laws. The B3C provides community services and facilities using money raised
from local taxes. Some funding is also received from central government and the Bamenda City
Council.
The Bamenda III municipality is governed by two related bodies, namely;
i. The municipal Council ii. The Municipal Executive.
These governing bodies have varied functions which encourage peoples' participation in the
development process of the municipality.
The Municipal Council.
The strategic leadership of the B3C is provided by the Municipal Council of elected councilors. The
B3C counts 33 councilors. The councilors are representatives of the people of Bamenda III
municipality, elected to become members of the municipal council when local elections are held.
The duty of councilors is to the whole community, but they have a special responsibility to
champion the needs of the entire constituent in their ward. They do this mainly through consultation
with the traditional development council of their ward.
Councilors are themselves members of the local community. They are therefore aware of the needs
of their community and are in touch with the issues that local people face. The councilors of B3C
coin
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Risk Reduction Plan For A Residential Building
RISK REDUCTION PLAN 1
RISK REDUCTION PLAN 2
Risk Reduction Plan
In a community risk reduction plan I would choose improper heating of a residential structure as my
fire related topic. I would ask the following groups for their assistance in implementing a plan of
community risk reduction from the following stakeholders and partners.
Stakeholders
local government officials homeowner associations the American Red Cross housing authorities
commercial property owners, apartment complex owners utilities; gas, water and electric company
Partners
local hardware stores
Underwriter Laboratories
National Fire Protection Agency other area fire departments
Hospital Burn Center
United Fire
In a community risk reduction plan for a non–fire incident I would choose drowning as a result of
negligent supervision.
Stakeholders
homeowner associations local fencing companies local pool companies the water company
commercial property owners, apartment complex owners local government officials
Partners
local hardware stores area hospitals local media area school districts other area fire departments the
American Red Cross
To establish a distinction between a stakeholder and a partner I have gathered three references from
various websites to establish an identity for each.
A stakeholder: ?A stakeholder is a person such as an employee, customer, or citizen who is involved
with an organization, society, etc. and therefore has responsibilities towards it and an interest in its
success? (Cambridge
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Education and Pen Green Essay
Part A My essay will examine five ways of identifying a setting as inclusive. I work as a nanny in a
sole charge role, in a family home. I work with a family of 3 children, one of the little girls has
additional needs and she attends a special needs school. I will reflect on my life experiences and the
course material within this essay and how this has influenced my understanding of inclusion.
Inclusion is about feeling like you belong, being valued and feeling happy within the setting and the
local community, regardless of social backgrounds, age and ability. The five criteria I have chosen
are The name of the setting, social inclusion, the curriculum, setting funding, and the view of
inclusion presented. I have chosen these criteria as ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Part B Name of setting Pen green has its own name which is unique to the setting, where as Aspen 2
a special needs school has given the name as an addition to the main stream school. Aspen 2 used to
be referred to as the mobile which wasnt seen as inclusive. Aspen 2 is now in the main stream
school and has it owns unique unit. Deri View is a newly built primary school with a childrens
centre attached the local community had a say in the design and structure of the building. The school
and childrens centre is in a poorly deprived part of Wales. Social inclusion Pen Green is a centre for
under 5s and their families in Corby in Northamptonshire. Pen green shows social inclusion through
its video clips. Pen Green has an open community, providing team building and meet and greet
sessions. Pen Green focuses on the whole family, it allows children to progress from a very young
age offering groups such as baby massage. The centre offers a wide range of groups and drop in
classes, there are options to go to something everyday. Pen Green cares about all the children at the
centre and gives them all equal chances at learning and play. Sheena Griffiths–baker a teacher at Pen
green explains that we will being these observations to plan for him as an individual (E214,DVD2)
which tells me that the setting is inclusive. Pen green offers classes for parents to learn GCSEs or
computer courses, which has helped the parents to gain confidence and independence. At
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Overcoming the Challenges in OCHA Situation Report No. 1...
The main challenges identified from OCHA Situation Report No. 13 and my proposed actions to
overcome the challenges are as follows:
(a) The security situation remains as a challenge to operate humanitarian actions including conduct
vaccination activities, campaign for vaccination, smooth delivery of the programmes and emergency
assistance packages.
The security challenges in operating humanitarian actions and its consequences should be
communicated to the Government as well as to the Militias groups through media and all other
available communication channels. The opportunity of reaching a consensus to operate UN lead
humanitarian assistances for the most vulnerable population could be explored through the political
advocacy by the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
(e) Access to information remains a challenge in reopening of the schools.
Adequate campaign through the local leaders and local NGOs and CBOs and local media campaign
could reduce the information gaps and well as over this challenge.
(f) Obtaining reliable and updated IDP population figures is a significant challenge.
This challenge could be overcome through developing a database and conducting rapid survey to the
IDP camps both inside and outside the country. I think estimating the IDP population is important
for a reliable and effective plan for both humanitarian as well as long term development
interventions.
(g) Another major challenge is accessing information on human rights violations and collecting
protection related information.
Awareness raising of the community leaders is very important in strengthening protection as well as
accessing information on human rights violations. Training could be organized for the community
leaders and volunteers on t his issue as well as local NGOs and CBOs could be supported for
collecting information and provide support to the victims of violence.
(h) Draughts also affecting in increasing local food production and to reduce the burden of external
food aids.
FAO can continue exploring more drought resistance crop production and early furcating of local
food production so that Government and humanitarian agencies prepare advance plan to overcome
the upcoming challenge of low food
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Analysis Of The Board Of Directors For Tullow Oil Company
It is a pleasure to have you all as newly appointed members of the Board of Directors for Tullow Oil
company. As a member, you will be required to have an in–depth knowledge on the overall
operations of the company, particularly as it relates to governance.
1.1 Who we are
Tullow Oil is a multinational and independent oil and gas exploration and production company
founded by Aidan Heavey in Tullow, Ireland in 1985. Having no knowledge of the industry and no
major backers, Mr. Heavey had amassed £1.7 million in revenues, operated in 8 countries and had
42 employees by 1986.
As of November 2014, Tullow Oil Plc now holds 146 licenses in 22 different countries, 66
producing fields and has a workforce in excess of 2,000 worldwide. Tullow ... Show more content
on Helpwriting.net ...
We are already a dominant player in countries such as Ghana Uganda, Kenya, French Guiana and
Norway (tullowoil.com, 2014).
Tullow Oil spend an immense amount of effort in researching the regions where they could
penetrate. They asses a particular region's viability and risk and drawing up contingency plans.
1.3 Our vision, mission and purpose
Tullow Oil's vision is to be ''the leading global independent exploration and production company
with a clear and consistent exploration–led growth strategy'' (tullowoil.com,2014) They are aiming
to build a company that has ''an unrivalled competitive position''. One of their mission is creating
shared prosperity and improving our socio–economic impacts such as paying local government
taxes, creating employment opportunities and engaging with local communities.
They also aim to deliver a positive socio–economic impact and legacy and in being transparent and
accountable to all of their stakeholders. (tullowoil.com, 2014). They create a rewarding, challenging
workplace, providing employment opportunities, help local enterprise development, and managing
their business which respects local communities and the impact it has on them.
1.4 How do we add value to wider society
Tullow oil adds value to the countries where we operate in various ways. It consists of taxes paid to
local governments, employment opportunities for both international and national people,
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Community Architecture : Architecture And Architecture
What is 'Community Architecture'?
The 'Community Architecture' is kind of architectural practice between architects and users. Also, it
can be described as architect follow the wish of users or community to design the building fit the
requirement by using local materials and helps the residents to build the structure. Royal Institute of
British Architects (RIBA) described 'Community Architecture' should follow the idea about "The
aim of community architecture is to improve the quality of the environment by involving people in
the design and management of the buildings and spaces they inhabit." () In general, architect call
'Conventional Architecture' product, nevertheless 'Community Architecture' represents the process
rather than the product and most proponents claim that the built product of 'Community
Architecture' is often better than the product of conventional architecture. "Community architecture
means that the personal who inhabit it are involved in and may even be instigators of, its creation
and its management as well. The inhabitants are the clients; and the architect works for, or at least
with them––in contrast to the typical situation where architects and user never meet." () The '
community architecture' was the newly invented notion that user participation in the environment is
more important than any of another architectural concept, especially in contrast to 'conventional
architecture'. The reasons of that could be limited resources, materials and
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Economic Benefits And Benefits Of Cleaner Production
economic benefits, added to the environment ones. In addition, the plant staff plans to keep the
cleaner production process going, since they have noticed the benefits that cleaner production can
bring out. Moreover, the following table include all the environment and economic benefits
expected to occur for the plant:
Table2: Predicted benefits of CP options implementation (Li et al., 2015) 3.2 Case of Hangzhou
(Guan et al., 2014)
The second case is from Hangzhou city in China. Guan et al. (2014) have made a case comparison
of the implementation of cleaner production in two cities (Hangzhou and Guiyang), in order to
compare different implementation strategies with their results in each city. However, here we are
more concerned about the positive results of implementing cleaner production (that occur in
Hangzhou city). Hangzhou has started implementing cleaner production options since 2002. More
than 57 thousand cleaner production projects (within more than 2700 enterprises in Hangzhou) have
taken place, in the period between 2002 and 2014. Moreover, in Hangzhou, the number of involved
cleaner production enterprises has increased from only 5 in 2002 to about 450 per year during the
period between 2011 and 2014. Approximately, 0.6 Billion USD is the total annual investment of
cleaner production projects in Hangzhou, While the economic benefits are about 0.4 Billion USD
annually. In addition, about 450 Thousand tons of standard coal, shape the total amount of energy
saved
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
Use Of Antidepressant Medication Ads As A Cognitive...
A lot of the direct–to–consumer advertisement research uses antidepressant medication ads as their
variable of choice since that is the medication most advertised on both television and in print.
However, there are very few advertisements for non–medication based intervention even though it
has been show to be just as effective in the treatment of depression. This is because the companies
that provide these interventions do not have the budget that the pharmaceutical companies possess.
If given the money to create an advertisement to highlight integrated care, psychoeducation, and the
role of the social worker, a cognitive behavioral therapy group focused on depression would be the
intervention and diagnoses the campaign would promote. If successful, then the campaign would be
branched out to other diagnosis.
The advertisement to promote a cognitive behavioral therapy group at the local health clinic
(Appendix A) would focus on the time limited nature of the treatment as well as the symptoms that
could be addressed. The advertisement would be targeted toward individuals between the ages of 18
and 45 who have been diagnosed with or have symptoms of depression. The major symptoms of
depression, sadness, emptiness, hopelessness, and troubles sleeping (APA, 2013), are displayed
prominently to attract those who have never sought out mental health treatment before, but
recognizes those symptoms in themselves. Having the diagnosis of depression would not be a
requirement to join
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
How A Particular Group Is Affected By Local Migration
Introduction Explain the task I will investigate and reflect on how a particular group is affected by
local migration and how it relates to global processes. State your research question My research
question is "Are most of the Chinese/ International migrants in Suzhou– SIP here to support family
who remain in their place of origin? " Identify and describe the locations where you will collect your
data I will be collecting my information on and around the subway, central park and times square.
This project will go from the 26th October to 11th November 16. Between the 26th and the 31 of
October we will be writing survey questions, testing the questions and editing the questions based
on feedback. On November 2 we will go on a field trip to collect data for our investigation. When
we get back to school we will clean and organise the data. List and define all keywords that you will
be using in your report Dependents: People who are too young or too old to work Methods of Data
Collection Survey – Explain what a survey is and why it is a useful method of data collection for
your investigation A survey is an investigation of the opinions of a group of people. Surveys are
useful when collecting people's opinions or information about their lifestyles. A survey is very
useful in my project because I will collect data and opinions from a variety of people. The questions
in my survey will all be yes/no questions because they are the least time consuming so therefore I
will be
... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...

More Related Content

Similar to The Role Of Local Schools And Volunteer Groups

Restoring Degraded Tropical Peatlands: Case Studies from Central Kalimantan, ...
Restoring Degraded Tropical Peatlands: Case Studies from Central Kalimantan, ...Restoring Degraded Tropical Peatlands: Case Studies from Central Kalimantan, ...
Restoring Degraded Tropical Peatlands: Case Studies from Central Kalimantan, ...Dyah Puspitaloka
 
Exploring motivations for volunteers in nature conservation to inform local p...
Exploring motivations for volunteers in nature conservation to inform local p...Exploring motivations for volunteers in nature conservation to inform local p...
Exploring motivations for volunteers in nature conservation to inform local p...SUSAN MARANGO
 
Sustainable Economic Growth And The Success Of A Country
Sustainable Economic Growth And The Success Of A CountrySustainable Economic Growth And The Success Of A Country
Sustainable Economic Growth And The Success Of A CountryAmanda Reed
 
Towards Greening Decisions on the University Campus: Initiatives, Importance ...
Towards Greening Decisions on the University Campus: Initiatives, Importance ...Towards Greening Decisions on the University Campus: Initiatives, Importance ...
Towards Greening Decisions on the University Campus: Initiatives, Importance ...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
 
12 domains of people powered change
12 domains of people powered change12 domains of people powered change
12 domains of people powered changeCormac Russell
 
Sustainable development strategy for the NHS Jan 2014
Sustainable development strategy for the NHS Jan 2014Sustainable development strategy for the NHS Jan 2014
Sustainable development strategy for the NHS Jan 2014CIBSE_Yorkshire
 
The Proposed Action Plan
The Proposed Action PlanThe Proposed Action Plan
The Proposed Action PlanTammy Lacy
 
How can we make stormwater education more effective?
How can we make stormwater education more effective?How can we make stormwater education more effective?
How can we make stormwater education more effective?Neil Dufty
 
Community Based Learning
Community Based LearningCommunity Based Learning
Community Based Learningshabeel pn
 
Environmental PollutionSCI256 Version 51University of.docx
Environmental PollutionSCI256 Version 51University of.docxEnvironmental PollutionSCI256 Version 51University of.docx
Environmental PollutionSCI256 Version 51University of.docxYASHU40
 
Sustainability Strategy 2020 PDF
Sustainability Strategy 2020 PDFSustainability Strategy 2020 PDF
Sustainability Strategy 2020 PDFAlice Rose Elliott
 
Mark Dubois: Linking Health and Environment - A People Centred Ecology
Mark Dubois: Linking Health and Environment - A People Centred EcologyMark Dubois: Linking Health and Environment - A People Centred Ecology
Mark Dubois: Linking Health and Environment - A People Centred EcologySTEPS Centre
 
How Inclusive Design and Programming Advances UHC
How Inclusive Design and Programming Advances UHCHow Inclusive Design and Programming Advances UHC
How Inclusive Design and Programming Advances UHCSantita Ngo
 
Toshiba__CO2_Balance_project[1]Schools
Toshiba__CO2_Balance_project[1]SchoolsToshiba__CO2_Balance_project[1]Schools
Toshiba__CO2_Balance_project[1]SchoolsBob Price
 
Envirnemental Education.3.doc
Envirnemental Education.3.docEnvirnemental Education.3.doc
Envirnemental Education.3.docHannahLeighSacil
 
StevenCurtis_Thesis_LivingLabsforSustainability
StevenCurtis_Thesis_LivingLabsforSustainabilityStevenCurtis_Thesis_LivingLabsforSustainability
StevenCurtis_Thesis_LivingLabsforSustainabilitySteven Curtis
 

Similar to The Role Of Local Schools And Volunteer Groups (20)

Restoring Degraded Tropical Peatlands: Case Studies from Central Kalimantan, ...
Restoring Degraded Tropical Peatlands: Case Studies from Central Kalimantan, ...Restoring Degraded Tropical Peatlands: Case Studies from Central Kalimantan, ...
Restoring Degraded Tropical Peatlands: Case Studies from Central Kalimantan, ...
 
Exploring motivations for volunteers in nature conservation to inform local p...
Exploring motivations for volunteers in nature conservation to inform local p...Exploring motivations for volunteers in nature conservation to inform local p...
Exploring motivations for volunteers in nature conservation to inform local p...
 
Sustainable Economic Growth And The Success Of A Country
Sustainable Economic Growth And The Success Of A CountrySustainable Economic Growth And The Success Of A Country
Sustainable Economic Growth And The Success Of A Country
 
Towards Greening Decisions on the University Campus: Initiatives, Importance ...
Towards Greening Decisions on the University Campus: Initiatives, Importance ...Towards Greening Decisions on the University Campus: Initiatives, Importance ...
Towards Greening Decisions on the University Campus: Initiatives, Importance ...
 
12 domains of people powered change
12 domains of people powered change12 domains of people powered change
12 domains of people powered change
 
Sustainable development strategy for the NHS Jan 2014
Sustainable development strategy for the NHS Jan 2014Sustainable development strategy for the NHS Jan 2014
Sustainable development strategy for the NHS Jan 2014
 
Ais slide show
Ais slide showAis slide show
Ais slide show
 
The Proposed Action Plan
The Proposed Action PlanThe Proposed Action Plan
The Proposed Action Plan
 
How can we make stormwater education more effective?
How can we make stormwater education more effective?How can we make stormwater education more effective?
How can we make stormwater education more effective?
 
Community Based Learning
Community Based LearningCommunity Based Learning
Community Based Learning
 
Environmental PollutionSCI256 Version 51University of.docx
Environmental PollutionSCI256 Version 51University of.docxEnvironmental PollutionSCI256 Version 51University of.docx
Environmental PollutionSCI256 Version 51University of.docx
 
Sustainability Strategy 2020 PDF
Sustainability Strategy 2020 PDFSustainability Strategy 2020 PDF
Sustainability Strategy 2020 PDF
 
Institutions for Ecosystem Services
Institutions for Ecosystem ServicesInstitutions for Ecosystem Services
Institutions for Ecosystem Services
 
Mark Dubois: Linking Health and Environment - A People Centred Ecology
Mark Dubois: Linking Health and Environment - A People Centred EcologyMark Dubois: Linking Health and Environment - A People Centred Ecology
Mark Dubois: Linking Health and Environment - A People Centred Ecology
 
Professional studies 3_a_
Professional studies 3_a_Professional studies 3_a_
Professional studies 3_a_
 
Principles of health and social practice
Principles of health and social practicePrinciples of health and social practice
Principles of health and social practice
 
How Inclusive Design and Programming Advances UHC
How Inclusive Design and Programming Advances UHCHow Inclusive Design and Programming Advances UHC
How Inclusive Design and Programming Advances UHC
 
Toshiba__CO2_Balance_project[1]Schools
Toshiba__CO2_Balance_project[1]SchoolsToshiba__CO2_Balance_project[1]Schools
Toshiba__CO2_Balance_project[1]Schools
 
Envirnemental Education.3.doc
Envirnemental Education.3.docEnvirnemental Education.3.doc
Envirnemental Education.3.doc
 
StevenCurtis_Thesis_LivingLabsforSustainability
StevenCurtis_Thesis_LivingLabsforSustainabilityStevenCurtis_Thesis_LivingLabsforSustainability
StevenCurtis_Thesis_LivingLabsforSustainability
 

More from Christina Berger

A White Paper With The Words Writing A Report
A White Paper With The Words Writing A ReportA White Paper With The Words Writing A Report
A White Paper With The Words Writing A ReportChristina Berger
 
ESSAY ON A School Excursion - YouTube. Online assignment writing service.
ESSAY ON A School Excursion - YouTube. Online assignment writing service.ESSAY ON A School Excursion - YouTube. Online assignment writing service.
ESSAY ON A School Excursion - YouTube. Online assignment writing service.Christina Berger
 
Scholarship Essay Sample Volunteering Teaching An
Scholarship Essay Sample Volunteering Teaching AnScholarship Essay Sample Volunteering Teaching An
Scholarship Essay Sample Volunteering Teaching AnChristina Berger
 
Common App Essay Prompts For The 2020-202
Common App Essay Prompts For The 2020-202Common App Essay Prompts For The 2020-202
Common App Essay Prompts For The 2020-202Christina Berger
 
How To Write A Better Essay - Akehurst Scribble
How To Write A Better Essay - Akehurst ScribbleHow To Write A Better Essay - Akehurst Scribble
How To Write A Better Essay - Akehurst ScribbleChristina Berger
 
A Sample Cover Letter For An Application To
A Sample Cover Letter For An Application ToA Sample Cover Letter For An Application To
A Sample Cover Letter For An Application ToChristina Berger
 
Importance Of College Education Essay E
Importance Of College Education Essay  EImportance Of College Education Essay  E
Importance Of College Education Essay EChristina Berger
 
Help With Essay Writing - College H. Online assignment writing service.
Help With Essay Writing - College H. Online assignment writing service.Help With Essay Writing - College H. Online assignment writing service.
Help With Essay Writing - College H. Online assignment writing service.Christina Berger
 
Critical Analysis Of Scientific Paper - Libertylakeportal.We
Critical Analysis Of Scientific Paper - Libertylakeportal.WeCritical Analysis Of Scientific Paper - Libertylakeportal.We
Critical Analysis Of Scientific Paper - Libertylakeportal.WeChristina Berger
 
Economic And Social Consequences Of Diabetes
Economic And Social Consequences Of DiabetesEconomic And Social Consequences Of Diabetes
Economic And Social Consequences Of DiabetesChristina Berger
 
Nationality And Achievements Of Ludwig Van Beethoven
Nationality And Achievements Of Ludwig Van BeethovenNationality And Achievements Of Ludwig Van Beethoven
Nationality And Achievements Of Ludwig Van BeethovenChristina Berger
 
Computer Engineer.pdfComputer Engineer
Computer Engineer.pdfComputer EngineerComputer Engineer.pdfComputer Engineer
Computer Engineer.pdfComputer EngineerChristina Berger
 

More from Christina Berger (20)

A White Paper With The Words Writing A Report
A White Paper With The Words Writing A ReportA White Paper With The Words Writing A Report
A White Paper With The Words Writing A Report
 
ESSAY ON A School Excursion - YouTube. Online assignment writing service.
ESSAY ON A School Excursion - YouTube. Online assignment writing service.ESSAY ON A School Excursion - YouTube. Online assignment writing service.
ESSAY ON A School Excursion - YouTube. Online assignment writing service.
 
Scholarship Essay Sample Volunteering Teaching An
Scholarship Essay Sample Volunteering Teaching AnScholarship Essay Sample Volunteering Teaching An
Scholarship Essay Sample Volunteering Teaching An
 
Common App Essay Prompts For The 2020-202
Common App Essay Prompts For The 2020-202Common App Essay Prompts For The 2020-202
Common App Essay Prompts For The 2020-202
 
How To Write A Better Essay - Akehurst Scribble
How To Write A Better Essay - Akehurst ScribbleHow To Write A Better Essay - Akehurst Scribble
How To Write A Better Essay - Akehurst Scribble
 
A Sample Cover Letter For An Application To
A Sample Cover Letter For An Application ToA Sample Cover Letter For An Application To
A Sample Cover Letter For An Application To
 
Importance Of College Education Essay E
Importance Of College Education Essay  EImportance Of College Education Essay  E
Importance Of College Education Essay E
 
Help With Essay Writing - College H. Online assignment writing service.
Help With Essay Writing - College H. Online assignment writing service.Help With Essay Writing - College H. Online assignment writing service.
Help With Essay Writing - College H. Online assignment writing service.
 
Critical Analysis Of Scientific Paper - Libertylakeportal.We
Critical Analysis Of Scientific Paper - Libertylakeportal.WeCritical Analysis Of Scientific Paper - Libertylakeportal.We
Critical Analysis Of Scientific Paper - Libertylakeportal.We
 
Alkyl Chloride Lab Report
Alkyl Chloride Lab ReportAlkyl Chloride Lab Report
Alkyl Chloride Lab Report
 
Fice Of Internal Audit
Fice Of Internal AuditFice Of Internal Audit
Fice Of Internal Audit
 
Economic And Social Consequences Of Diabetes
Economic And Social Consequences Of DiabetesEconomic And Social Consequences Of Diabetes
Economic And Social Consequences Of Diabetes
 
Fema Research Papers
Fema Research PapersFema Research Papers
Fema Research Papers
 
Kota Fibres, Ltd
Kota Fibres, LtdKota Fibres, Ltd
Kota Fibres, Ltd
 
Asean Essay
Asean EssayAsean Essay
Asean Essay
 
Intelligence Collection
Intelligence CollectionIntelligence Collection
Intelligence Collection
 
Cultural Erasure
Cultural ErasureCultural Erasure
Cultural Erasure
 
Nationality And Achievements Of Ludwig Van Beethoven
Nationality And Achievements Of Ludwig Van BeethovenNationality And Achievements Of Ludwig Van Beethoven
Nationality And Achievements Of Ludwig Van Beethoven
 
Orthodontic Self Esteem
Orthodontic Self EsteemOrthodontic Self Esteem
Orthodontic Self Esteem
 
Computer Engineer.pdfComputer Engineer
Computer Engineer.pdfComputer EngineerComputer Engineer.pdfComputer Engineer
Computer Engineer.pdfComputer Engineer
 

Recently uploaded

Karra SKD Conference Presentation Revised.pptx
Karra SKD Conference Presentation Revised.pptxKarra SKD Conference Presentation Revised.pptx
Karra SKD Conference Presentation Revised.pptxAshokKarra1
 
How to Add Barcode on PDF Report in Odoo 17
How to Add Barcode on PDF Report in Odoo 17How to Add Barcode on PDF Report in Odoo 17
How to Add Barcode on PDF Report in Odoo 17Celine George
 
Earth Day Presentation wow hello nice great
Earth Day Presentation wow hello nice greatEarth Day Presentation wow hello nice great
Earth Day Presentation wow hello nice greatYousafMalik24
 
Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC) Orientation.pptx
Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC) Orientation.pptxBarangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC) Orientation.pptx
Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC) Orientation.pptxCarlos105
 
Keynote by Prof. Wurzer at Nordex about IP-design
Keynote by Prof. Wurzer at Nordex about IP-designKeynote by Prof. Wurzer at Nordex about IP-design
Keynote by Prof. Wurzer at Nordex about IP-designMIPLM
 
Incoming and Outgoing Shipments in 3 STEPS Using Odoo 17
Incoming and Outgoing Shipments in 3 STEPS Using Odoo 17Incoming and Outgoing Shipments in 3 STEPS Using Odoo 17
Incoming and Outgoing Shipments in 3 STEPS Using Odoo 17Celine George
 
Science 7 Quarter 4 Module 2: Natural Resources.pptx
Science 7 Quarter 4 Module 2: Natural Resources.pptxScience 7 Quarter 4 Module 2: Natural Resources.pptx
Science 7 Quarter 4 Module 2: Natural Resources.pptxMaryGraceBautista27
 
ACC 2024 Chronicles. Cardiology. Exam.pdf
ACC 2024 Chronicles. Cardiology. Exam.pdfACC 2024 Chronicles. Cardiology. Exam.pdf
ACC 2024 Chronicles. Cardiology. Exam.pdfSpandanaRallapalli
 
Difference Between Search & Browse Methods in Odoo 17
Difference Between Search & Browse Methods in Odoo 17Difference Between Search & Browse Methods in Odoo 17
Difference Between Search & Browse Methods in Odoo 17Celine George
 
HỌC TỐT TIẾNG ANH 11 THEO CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GLOBAL SUCCESS ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT - CẢ NĂ...
HỌC TỐT TIẾNG ANH 11 THEO CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GLOBAL SUCCESS ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT - CẢ NĂ...HỌC TỐT TIẾNG ANH 11 THEO CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GLOBAL SUCCESS ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT - CẢ NĂ...
HỌC TỐT TIẾNG ANH 11 THEO CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GLOBAL SUCCESS ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT - CẢ NĂ...Nguyen Thanh Tu Collection
 
How to do quick user assign in kanban in Odoo 17 ERP
How to do quick user assign in kanban in Odoo 17 ERPHow to do quick user assign in kanban in Odoo 17 ERP
How to do quick user assign in kanban in Odoo 17 ERPCeline George
 
Like-prefer-love -hate+verb+ing & silent letters & citizenship text.pdf
Like-prefer-love -hate+verb+ing & silent letters & citizenship text.pdfLike-prefer-love -hate+verb+ing & silent letters & citizenship text.pdf
Like-prefer-love -hate+verb+ing & silent letters & citizenship text.pdfMr Bounab Samir
 
Computed Fields and api Depends in the Odoo 17
Computed Fields and api Depends in the Odoo 17Computed Fields and api Depends in the Odoo 17
Computed Fields and api Depends in the Odoo 17Celine George
 
Field Attribute Index Feature in Odoo 17
Field Attribute Index Feature in Odoo 17Field Attribute Index Feature in Odoo 17
Field Attribute Index Feature in Odoo 17Celine George
 
USPS® Forced Meter Migration - How to Know if Your Postage Meter Will Soon be...
USPS® Forced Meter Migration - How to Know if Your Postage Meter Will Soon be...USPS® Forced Meter Migration - How to Know if Your Postage Meter Will Soon be...
USPS® Forced Meter Migration - How to Know if Your Postage Meter Will Soon be...Postal Advocate Inc.
 
ENGLISH6-Q4-W3.pptxqurter our high choom
ENGLISH6-Q4-W3.pptxqurter our high choomENGLISH6-Q4-W3.pptxqurter our high choom
ENGLISH6-Q4-W3.pptxqurter our high choomnelietumpap1
 
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - PAPER 1 Q3: NEWSPAPERS.pptx
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - PAPER 1 Q3: NEWSPAPERS.pptxECONOMIC CONTEXT - PAPER 1 Q3: NEWSPAPERS.pptx
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - PAPER 1 Q3: NEWSPAPERS.pptxiammrhaywood
 

Recently uploaded (20)

Karra SKD Conference Presentation Revised.pptx
Karra SKD Conference Presentation Revised.pptxKarra SKD Conference Presentation Revised.pptx
Karra SKD Conference Presentation Revised.pptx
 
How to Add Barcode on PDF Report in Odoo 17
How to Add Barcode on PDF Report in Odoo 17How to Add Barcode on PDF Report in Odoo 17
How to Add Barcode on PDF Report in Odoo 17
 
Earth Day Presentation wow hello nice great
Earth Day Presentation wow hello nice greatEarth Day Presentation wow hello nice great
Earth Day Presentation wow hello nice great
 
Raw materials used in Herbal Cosmetics.pptx
Raw materials used in Herbal Cosmetics.pptxRaw materials used in Herbal Cosmetics.pptx
Raw materials used in Herbal Cosmetics.pptx
 
Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC) Orientation.pptx
Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC) Orientation.pptxBarangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC) Orientation.pptx
Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC) Orientation.pptx
 
Keynote by Prof. Wurzer at Nordex about IP-design
Keynote by Prof. Wurzer at Nordex about IP-designKeynote by Prof. Wurzer at Nordex about IP-design
Keynote by Prof. Wurzer at Nordex about IP-design
 
Incoming and Outgoing Shipments in 3 STEPS Using Odoo 17
Incoming and Outgoing Shipments in 3 STEPS Using Odoo 17Incoming and Outgoing Shipments in 3 STEPS Using Odoo 17
Incoming and Outgoing Shipments in 3 STEPS Using Odoo 17
 
Science 7 Quarter 4 Module 2: Natural Resources.pptx
Science 7 Quarter 4 Module 2: Natural Resources.pptxScience 7 Quarter 4 Module 2: Natural Resources.pptx
Science 7 Quarter 4 Module 2: Natural Resources.pptx
 
ACC 2024 Chronicles. Cardiology. Exam.pdf
ACC 2024 Chronicles. Cardiology. Exam.pdfACC 2024 Chronicles. Cardiology. Exam.pdf
ACC 2024 Chronicles. Cardiology. Exam.pdf
 
Model Call Girl in Tilak Nagar Delhi reach out to us at 🔝9953056974🔝
Model Call Girl in Tilak Nagar Delhi reach out to us at 🔝9953056974🔝Model Call Girl in Tilak Nagar Delhi reach out to us at 🔝9953056974🔝
Model Call Girl in Tilak Nagar Delhi reach out to us at 🔝9953056974🔝
 
Difference Between Search & Browse Methods in Odoo 17
Difference Between Search & Browse Methods in Odoo 17Difference Between Search & Browse Methods in Odoo 17
Difference Between Search & Browse Methods in Odoo 17
 
YOUVE_GOT_EMAIL_PRELIMS_EL_DORADO_2024.pptx
YOUVE_GOT_EMAIL_PRELIMS_EL_DORADO_2024.pptxYOUVE_GOT_EMAIL_PRELIMS_EL_DORADO_2024.pptx
YOUVE_GOT_EMAIL_PRELIMS_EL_DORADO_2024.pptx
 
HỌC TỐT TIẾNG ANH 11 THEO CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GLOBAL SUCCESS ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT - CẢ NĂ...
HỌC TỐT TIẾNG ANH 11 THEO CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GLOBAL SUCCESS ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT - CẢ NĂ...HỌC TỐT TIẾNG ANH 11 THEO CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GLOBAL SUCCESS ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT - CẢ NĂ...
HỌC TỐT TIẾNG ANH 11 THEO CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GLOBAL SUCCESS ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT - CẢ NĂ...
 
How to do quick user assign in kanban in Odoo 17 ERP
How to do quick user assign in kanban in Odoo 17 ERPHow to do quick user assign in kanban in Odoo 17 ERP
How to do quick user assign in kanban in Odoo 17 ERP
 
Like-prefer-love -hate+verb+ing & silent letters & citizenship text.pdf
Like-prefer-love -hate+verb+ing & silent letters & citizenship text.pdfLike-prefer-love -hate+verb+ing & silent letters & citizenship text.pdf
Like-prefer-love -hate+verb+ing & silent letters & citizenship text.pdf
 
Computed Fields and api Depends in the Odoo 17
Computed Fields and api Depends in the Odoo 17Computed Fields and api Depends in the Odoo 17
Computed Fields and api Depends in the Odoo 17
 
Field Attribute Index Feature in Odoo 17
Field Attribute Index Feature in Odoo 17Field Attribute Index Feature in Odoo 17
Field Attribute Index Feature in Odoo 17
 
USPS® Forced Meter Migration - How to Know if Your Postage Meter Will Soon be...
USPS® Forced Meter Migration - How to Know if Your Postage Meter Will Soon be...USPS® Forced Meter Migration - How to Know if Your Postage Meter Will Soon be...
USPS® Forced Meter Migration - How to Know if Your Postage Meter Will Soon be...
 
ENGLISH6-Q4-W3.pptxqurter our high choom
ENGLISH6-Q4-W3.pptxqurter our high choomENGLISH6-Q4-W3.pptxqurter our high choom
ENGLISH6-Q4-W3.pptxqurter our high choom
 
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - PAPER 1 Q3: NEWSPAPERS.pptx
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - PAPER 1 Q3: NEWSPAPERS.pptxECONOMIC CONTEXT - PAPER 1 Q3: NEWSPAPERS.pptx
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - PAPER 1 Q3: NEWSPAPERS.pptx
 

The Role Of Local Schools And Volunteer Groups

  • 1. The Role Of Local Schools And Volunteer Groups Launched in 1994, The Mersey Forest is the UK's largest community forest covering over 800 square miles of woodlands, green spaces, parks and street trees across Cheshire and Merseyside. With the work of several local authorities including The Forestry Commission, Natural England and the Environment Agency – along with help from landowners, business owners, local communities and a team of dedicated forest workers – the vision of transforming derelict land into high quality natural environments for recreational and cultural activities within 30 years became not only achievable but a reality (The Mersey forest, 2014a). Mersey Forest has several projects across the North West each with the aim of improving and protecting habitat biodiversity and enhancing landscapes, promoting healthy living, supporting education and aiding social development by encouraging active community involvement (Ridgers & Sayers, 2010). The involvement of local schools and volunteer groups offers a sense of ownership over the projects, allowing them to feel more connected with the projects and with each other as a community. An estimated 711 individuals contributed to at least one step of the consultation process, with many having an active involvement in more than one part of the process (The Mersey Forest, 2014b). With total costs reaching over £7 million, the projects are partly funded by the EU's Merseyside Objective One Programme, and include: land reclamation, managing woodlands, supporting ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 2.
  • 3. Comparative Evaluation Of Anaesthetic Efficacy Of... Title: "Comparative evaluation of anaesthetic efficacy of articaine and lignocaine using a single buccal infiltration for extraction of primary molars" Introduction: An important aspect of patient management in dentistry is pain control, which is mainly achieved using local anaesthetic drugs (PD). Lidocaine being the safest is the most commonly used (JMOS) and has served as a gold standard in local anaesthetic drugs for the past 50 years (pd). It has revolutionized pain control in dentistry since it was introduced in late 1940s (Malamed). It is an amide anaesthetic with a short onset of action and an intermediate duration of anaesthesia when associated with adrenaline(BDJ). Local anaesthetic injections trigger pain and anxiety in children, employing lidocaine for palatal injection is considered as more painful, because palatal mucosa is compact and tightly bound to the underlying periosteum. Also, mild to moderate pain of the palatal injection is relatively poorly tolerated due to the abundant nerve supply in palatal tissue (PD). The Inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) is principally employed to obtain local analgesia for children's mandibular posterior teeth. It has been reported that the IANB has the highest level of patient discomfort when compared with infiltration, palatal injection, mental nerve block or periodontal ligament injections. The child's behaviour towards subsequent dental treatment can be negatively influenced by an unpleasant treatment experience ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 4.
  • 5. The Importance Of Local Control In Education In the matter of education policy trends and public preferences, control of educational issues belongs to local officials. The often–rapid changes in education assume that everyone prefers increased state and federal control. As legislators on the federal level debate Common Core State Standards and officials on the state level debate the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind, it comes down the food chain to the local leadership and school boards to interpret and apply the mandates. "Our local public school systems, assisted and encouraged by state and federal governments, should have basic control of what goes on in all of our public schools. Local control must always remain solely in the public domain and solidly anchored in the will of the citizens of our local communities" (Clinchy, 2013, p.27). Proponents of local control believe power belongs at the district level through management of school boards and teacher unions. Opponents of local control believe administration power belongs to state departments and political offices. The disagreement in how each of the groups operates is based on a discrepancy of values. Local school boards are shaped by the rules and policies that regulate their membership, compensation, the nature of meetings, and so forth. "Nationally, 62.3 percent of board members report that they receive no salary, while 14.3 percent receive an annual salary of $5,000 or more and 2 percent earn a salary of more than $15,000 per year" (Hess & Meeks, 2010, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 6.
  • 7. Essay On Postoperative Pain Discussion Postoperative pain is the most undesired sequence of surgery, and if not treated properly, can lead to increased hospital stay and delayed return to daily activities (10). The management of postoperative pain has received much interest nowadays. The intensity of postoperative pain depends on many factors such as type and duration of the surgery, type of anesthesia and analgesia used, and the patient's mental and emotional status (11). Local wound infiltration is an attractive method since it is efficacious and adverse actions are minimal (12). However, this route is limited by the fact that duration of analgesia is limited to the duration of action of local anesthetic. Efforts are being made to increase the duration of action of ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Also, Koputan MH etal 2012(9) stated that wound infiltration in functional endoscopic sinus surgery and septorhinoplasty with tramadol 0.5 mg/kg provided better analgesia and a statistically significant decrease in postoperative fentanyl demand and consumption than did levobupivacaine or lidocaine local infiltration. In addition, Ozyilmaz K etal 2012(15) assessed wound infiltration with saline, levobupivacaine, tramadol or tramadol plus levobupivacaine in lumbar disc surgeries. They observed that the time to first analgesia was earliest in saline group, followed by levobupivacaine group then tramadol group. None of the patients in tramadol plus levobupivacaine group required postoperative analgesic supplementation, and the visual analog scale scores were <3 at all measurement times and this may be attributed to high levobupivacaine dose (100 mg) which is double of our study. Moreover, Albayrak M etal 2013(16) studied the effect of local wound infiltration with saline, levobupivacaine or tramadol before the closure of the wound edges after cesarean delivery and revealed that tramadol ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 8.
  • 9. Career And Technical Education For College And Career... TNTP is ensuring that students have access to college and career pathways that prepare them for postsecondary success and life. THE CONTEXT. Career and Technical Education–rigorous and relevant coursework that prepares students for a wide range of high–wage, high–skill, high–demand careers–involves much more than offering courses that is aligned to postsecondary pathways. CTE provides students with an opportunity to develop specific academic, intellectual, technical, and 21st century skills necessary to be successful in careers and in life. Done well, students are offered a series of intentionally sequenced, high–quality CTE courses coupled with rigorous college–ready coursework, expanding access to postsecondary options that include both college and career. But that potential will remain unrealized if we neglect attention to the fact that CTE is often considered separate and not equal to the standard college–readiness track of coursework. As a non–profit with nearly two decades of experience supporting schools and systems, we know that industry–driven programs of study, rigorous curricula, integration of work–based learning, career and technical student organizations, early postsecondary opportunities and industry certification are key to the successful implementation of quality CTE programming. Additionally, given that teachers often transition directly from industry to the classroom in many CTE clusters, quality training and professional development for CTE educators ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 10.
  • 11. Merits And Demerits Of State Funding Introduction Through this essay I will look to explore the merits and demerits of State funding for Community–led Organisations (CLOs) to bring empty properties back into use using a 'selfhelp ' model. In doing so, I will hope to explore the wider benefits and the secondary effects of the policy by utilising two case studies that explore the role of two CLOs in two disparate regions of the United Kingdom and how their operations utilised the Empty Housing Community Grant Programme (EHCGP) to achieve their own community goals. Secondarily, I will look to explore the whether to scope of each CLOs activities would be sustainable if not for the backing of the Government–backed scheme. "Self–Help Housing" draws on groups of local people utilising local skills, tradesman and the third sector to bring back into use empty properties that are in 'limbo', awaiting decisions about their future use or their re–development (http://self–help–housing.org/). It is different from "self–build housing projects", which choose to construct permanent dwellings from scratch. Self–help housing groups (or Community–led Organisations) negotiate with the owners of redundant properties for their rental or purchase, and then look to organise repairs as necessary to make the homes habitable again. The properties are often "borrowed" on a leasehold basis, for a specified time period. Some groups have found sustainable models for self–help housing in taking control of the buildings may on a permanent ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 12.
  • 13. Explain in detail the responsibilities of the different... M1 – Explain in detail the responsibilities of the different levels of government in the UK The central government is responsible for the health and safety of people, they provide health and safety by maintaining and improving the quality of the environment. The government also has the power to make laws for the entire country, in contrast with local governments. However, the Prime Minister (David Cameron) is head of the UK government so he's responsible for all of the policy and decisions he makes. The central government has the responsibility to create laws unlike other levels of government; this is because if all levels were able to do the same then it would cause great confusion to citizens. One of the central governments is the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The devolved parliaments are able to maintain their responsibilities because they have been decentralised. The regional governments are responsible for the formulation of planning policy. They form an important and essential interface between policies at the national and local level. They regional government also focus on key issues of the region, set priorities and the core policies that form the basis of their regional space strategy. Local ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 14.
  • 15. Social Policy For Shared Societies (163HS–233F–1: Social Policy for Shared Societies Fall 2016) (By Krishna Prasad Subedi, COEX Program) Reflection of Presentation 11/30/2016 Summary My presentation was based on my previous work experience where I worked as Program Coordinator. The name of the organization is Public Welfare Society Nepal (PWSN) which is located in a rural part of Nepal. Since its establishment in 1990, PWSN has been working in different fields such as health, education, brain drain, environment, agriculture, rural reconstruction, peace–building, community empowerment, and so forth. PWSN has been collaborating with several international organizations (INGOs) for a number of programs. PWSN is fascinating different professionals from different fields for new work. PWSN not only acts as planners but also implements of development plans at the local level. PWSN is helping with mobilizing the local resources to the development growth. This organization is supporting for building a self–reliant sustainable society. The best role of this organization is to mediate between the government and local people. PWSN is also playing an important role to reduce ethnic conflict by launching rural community participatory programs. Organization and Work Since PWSN has launched the reconstruction and brain gain program, society is adapting to its physical environment. The brain gain program is developing natural and human resources to meet the need of local people. In the local level, organization ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 16.
  • 17. The Constitutional Monarchy System Of Nepal Until 1990, Nepal was ruled by an authoritarian system. Democracy was declared in 1990 however it was constitutional monarchy system so people were not happy with this system. In 1996, Nepal Communist Party–Maoist started civil war and ended in 2006. A decade–long civil war had 42 demands but 2 demands were noteworthy that were constituent assembly election (CA) and federal system in Nepal. There was a peace process agreement between Maoist and government of Nepal in 2006. Constituent elections were held two times. After CA election, a new federal constitution has been made in 2015 but it will not be functioning until new federal election is done. People have taken it negatively and positively both side. It is said that 'the constitution is being rightly said to be amongst the most progressive in Asia guaranteeing equal rights to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and providing representation for the same in government mechanisms (P. Rohit, 2015).' In the last sixty–five years, this is the first that has been widely adopted by an elected constituent assembly. This constitution has also made a progressive transition from being sixty years of being a Hindu–state to a secular nation (P. Rohit, 2015). It is also the 'first constitution that moves away from the previously unitary system to a federal nature' by setting up different provinces distributing 'legislative and executive powers between the legislative and provincial governments' (P. Rohit, 2015). ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 18.
  • 19. Locavore Movement Essay The Locavore Movement The locavore movement has become increasingly popular over the last decade. Locavores are people who prefer to eat food that is locally grown and doesn't travel long distances before getting to their plates. This thought process is slowly changing the way people eat and the ideals people consider when choosing food to eat. Along with this fresh perspective on where our food comes from, the movement provides a innovative ideal towards what is sustainable and what is not sustainable. While the definition of local is dependent on the buyer the effect is the same. The locavore movement has a positive impact on the local communities through improving the income and number of local farms that fosters good communities, and increasing the nutritional value of food eaten. With an increase of interest in local communities and their economies, any businesses involved in the community will benefit. Since the locavore movement began there have been tremendous improvements on the income local farms receive. In a study ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... In reality this movement, while for the time being, is considered a 'trend' the movement is growing into a way of life. As stated by Anthony Flaccavento "These are ordinary, middle–income folks who have become really engaged in food and really care where their food comes from." (Source E) This interest in where food comes from does not mean that they are attempting to be, as Flaccavento so beautifully put it, a "fringe foodie culture". It is a group of ordinary people that are invested in the origin and the nutritional value of their own food. While for some people just knowing the story of their food makes them more comfortable with what they're putting into their bodies rather than having to wonder what the food was grown in and what happened to it in the long trip from crop fields to factories to super ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 20.
  • 21. Michael Craw Analysis In a thorough journal article by Michael Craw, he suggests that poverty in general is as much of a local problem as it is for an entire nation. Furthermore, Craw expands on the research and implications for how exactly we should treat local governments when addressing the study of U.S. social welfare policy. More times than none, local governments find themselves constrained by intergovernmental elements and questioning what/how exactly to provide (or fiscal capacity) in regards to social welfare expenses–even so, many still posses an immense degree of independence in responding to local policy preferences when it boils down to the numerous decisions on providing social welfare services and taking part in state and federal intergovernmental ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Of that list many controversies have came about and brought to the level of law. For example: Congress enacted The Anti–Drug Abuse Act of 1986 in terms of conservative beliefs and scripture regarding drugs and alcohol, and also a variety of cases have involved public school regulations due to the fact that tension between public education and religion has existed for several years. Lastly, even such things as grooming rules and laws apply currently both in schools and the workplace. I enjoyed this article because I enjoyed the history of both religion and today's law and how they really do, even though stated that they do not, go hand–in–hand. I also enjoyed the fact that this truly is and has always been a controversial comparison and topic. And not to mention–it is a well written article that I feel was disseminated very well and thoroughly. The essay did a great job of familiarizing Biblical and cultural foundations of a variety of conservative Christian norms. It did as it intended, and "provided an objective factual basic for these beliefs", many of which truly ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 22.
  • 23. An Injectable, Amide Group Local Anaesthetic Drug ( Class ) Bupivacaine hydrochloride (generic name) is an injectable, amide group local anaesthetic drug (class). In New Zealand this drug is marketed under the trade names Marcain, Marcain spinal and for veterinary use as Bucaine (Bullock and Manias, 2013). When in combination with a vasoconstrictor such as adrenaline, it is available as Marcain dental or Marcain with adrenaline. It is also available as Bupafen when in combination with fentanyl (MIMS, 2013). Other trade names include; Sensorcaine, Sensorcaine spinal and Vivacaine (Halaszynski, 2010). Formulations As an injection bupivacaine hydrochloride comes in a cartridge as a colourless, particle free solution. All preparations contain sodium chloride. When in combination with adrenaline it also contains sodium metabisulphite. Preparations with fentanyl contain fentanyl citrate (AstraZeneca Ltd., 2015). Indications Bupivacaine hydrochloride is indicated for local anaesthesia; this includes nerve block, infiltration, epidural (with fentanyl) and intrathecal (spinal) anaesthesia and analgesia (MIMS, 2013). Generally a single–shot injection is administered, however, to achieve prolonged anaesthesia and post– operative analgesia, the drug can be co–administered with adrenaline (Halaszynski, 2010). This drug is commonly used for medical pain during general and dental surgical procedures, obstetrical as well as diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (Bullock and Manias, 2013). Contraindications Bupivacaine hydrochloride is ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 24.
  • 25. Describe The Policies And Responsibilities For Health And...  Police Protection and Investigation Unit (PPIU) (these are external to the local authority) Safeguarding children also involves the requirements towards the adults who are in contact with them inside the school setting on a daily basis. The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 established the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) The DBS processes criminal records checks and manages the Barred Children's and Barred Adults' Lists of unsuitable people who should not work in regulated activities with these groups. The DBS identifies those whom are unsuitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable groups. It is illegal for a barred person to apply for such work (paid or voluntary), or for a charity to employ a barred person in such work. It is also ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... All staff working in an education setting have a responsibility to ensure that children are cared for and safe. The Children Act 2004 also requires that practitioners protect children as far as possible when placed in the practitioners care i.e. at school. This includes preventing any risks which may occur. Everyone who comes into contact with children, young people and families have a role to play; local agencies, including the police and health services, also have a duty under the Children Act 2004 to ensure that they are aware of the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children when carrying out their functions or duties. Under the same act a similar range of agencies are required to cooperate with local authorities to promote the safeguarding, well–being and protection of children in each local authority area. This cooperation should exist and be effective at all levels of the organisation. It's focus is on the core legal requirements, making it clear what individuals and organisations should do to keep children safe. Effective safeguarding systems are those where: The child's needs are paramount, and the needs and wishes of each child, be they a baby or infant, or an older child, should be put first, so that every child receives the support they need before a problem escalates. All ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 26.
  • 27. Creative Writing: A Short Story of Beyond Essays There was always a new horizon to conquer for an intelligent species. The first was the domination of small areas of land. Those small areas expanded into larger areas, and soon a dominant species claimed dominion over their entire planet. When space travel first became possible, this process had repeated itself. At first they made small colonies on neighboring planets, and moons. Over the years the galaxy and beyond had been surveyed. Technology had evolved to a point of where the entire Local Group, all 54 galaxies, millions of light years under control. The Local Group was kept safe through an alliance of the most powerful species. This alliance was nicknamed "The Union", though it had no official name, many preferred to use this ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The GaVa program was a highly, elite unit. Each species hand picked one of their best for the team. To be asked to join the program was considered the highest honor, or any soldier, of any species. As it was a joint species union, they did not answer to any one government. They acted to preserve peace as a whole. The new generation of the GaVa program were being sworn in. It was a quiet ceremony, the members of GaVa being that they were an elite group, their identities could not be made public, otherwise they would draw too much unwanted attention. They were sworn into the program in a small room. The room was circular, and white with a very clean, sterile look to it. There was in the room a circular table, made of wood, and painted black. Directly above the center of the table, was a holographic projection of the entire Local Group. A Linwik named Boliale along with a Haush named Randker were the first to enter. Linwiks were small species, whose contributions lied in their intelligence rather than fighting skills. Boliale may not have been a front line fighter, but he was gifted with a keen mind, and a talented medic, and that made him a vital asset to the team. Linwiks were not very large, and at best resembled, small humanoid crosses between rabbits, and cats. Boliale stood at a typical height for his people, being roughly 63 centimeters in height, and up to 79 centimeters with his ears fully ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 28.
  • 29. Opioid Tolerance Research Biological Mechanisms The biological mechanisms underpinning the effects of opioid–tolerance on local anaesthetic effectiveness are complicated. It is simpler to consider the effects of local anaesthetics on the body and the effects of opioid–tolerance separately. When neurons in the body are stimulated they send signals, in the form of action potentials, to the brain relaying messages. These tell the body how to respond. This is why, for example, the body recognises a feeling of pain when it is wounded. During this stimulation, there occurs an opening of activation gates of voltage–sensitive sodium channels. This allows sodium to enter the cell, reducing the cell's negative charge. When a full action potential is generated, there ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The onset of a state of total anaesthesia was measured, along with the amount required to induce such a state. Researchers found there was a significant increase in the time required to reach total anaesthesia for opioid–tolerant patients. Further, the amount of local anaesthesia required to reach this state was significantly higher for opioid–tolerant patients than for non opioid–tolerant patients. Biological mechanisms suggested to explain this phenomenon included a change in function and concentration of the opioid receptors in opioid–tolerant patients. Similar to the first experiment mentioned above, the study found the desensitisation of opioid receptors in the brain and spinal cord caused by tolerance to opioids further inhibited the progression of action potentials, resulting in the need for an increased dosage of local anaesthetic to reach the same level of ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 30.
  • 31. Revenue Allocation Formulae: Revenue allocation formulae: The current revenue allocation formulae is 52.68%, 26.72% and 20.60%.for the F.G, States and L.Gs respectively | FEDERAL GOVT. | STATE GOVT. | LOCAL GOVT. | | | | | |52.68% |26.72% |20.60%. | THE CRITICS The current revenue allocation, as defined in Section 162 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, discriminates against the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... For D/X = 0 (no derivation fund), and D/X = 1 (all available funds are by derivation), then the overall percentages are: Ratios: D/X = 0 50:25:25 36:28:36 D/X = 1 43.5:28.25:28:25 31.32:37.36:31.32 Swing: 6.5 – 3.25 – 3.25 4.68 – 9.36 – 4.68 It is as simple as that, and would be a good political compromise, and will not lead to too much shock in the system as D/X moves up or down, in which case Choice (i) is better than (ii) and (iii) are better. The claim here is that the recent full pronouncement of Nigeria's Supreme Court on littoral states' (non) resource control DEMANDS that our country Nigeria NOW simplify its revenue allocation formula in order to establish accountability and transparency, and yet satisfy the Constitution. Thus I am recommending we do indeed "Keep It Simple....!" My preferred recommendation here? After dividing 13% of the derivation fund equally among state
  • 32. and local governments, let Federal Government have 40% and the State + Local have 60% of the remainder. Then, in a spirit of true federalism and devolution of power, let the Constitution merely specify that no tier get lower than 20% . Each state then determines its own ratio between State and Local Government (to add up to 60%) based ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 33.
  • 34. Chinese Political History Essay Chinese political history harkening back to dynastic rule recalls notions of a highly centralized government, a bloated and corrupt bureaucracy, and the limited power of commoners to significantly change their circumstances, much less how they are governed. With the introduction of political reforms in recent years meant to fortify local governance by allowing the Chinese people to elect officials, scholars have paid increased attention to the effectiveness of these local governments. In the readings I selected from Perry and Goldman (2007), this effectiveness of village–level local governments in relation to the central government, as well as the extent to which longstanding bureaucratic and cultural norms from earlier times are still ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... For example, Levy (2007) finds that women make up very insignificant proportions of village leadership, and that once elected, they are often assigned to "women's work" (e.g., family planning projects).2 Remedial efforts such as affirmative action have been considered in order to promote equality, but these have in large part been met with resistance due to what Levy cites as "the generally lower status or women ... cultural inhibitions ... [and] the deeper issues relating to culture and power in the countryside."3 This underlying (de)valuation of women draws on Confucian ideals regarding the "domination of male over female" as well as the superior and subordinate roles of men and women, respectively.4 Fairbank and Goldman (2006) posit that the "inferior social status of women was merely one manifestation of the hierarchic nature of China's entire social code and cosmology" and that "an endless succession of Chinese male moralists worked out the behavior pattern of obedience and passivity that was expected of women."5 When these ideas are applied to the contemporary times, the current state of women's political viability in China makes much more sense. The longstanding social implications surrounding women's roles in relation to men makes them less desirable as leaders, and their limitations once they ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 35.
  • 36. The Structural Analysis Of Extreme Learning Machine ( ELM ) Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) Extreme Learning Machine is a feedforward neural network for the regression, sparse approximation, feature learning, compression, clustering and for classification with a single or multi layers of hidden nodes in which the parameters are randomly generated and they are need not be changed. The hidden nodes are assigned randomly and are never updated. But they can be inherited from their ancestors. In many cases the output weights of hidden nodes are generally learned in a single layer which is essential for learning a linear model. First, the ELM was proposed for the single hidden layer feedforward neural network (SLFN), which was then changed to single hidden layer feedforward network, since the hidden nodes ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... An important step in ELM is to find the output weights . It is solved by reducing the training error and also the rule of the output weights. If the norms of weights and training error are smaller, then the generalization performance of SLFNs tends to get better. The main function can be termed as . To solve the above problem, smallest norm least square method is used. where, is the Moore– Penrose generalized inverse of matrix Q. Several methods are there to calculate such as orthogonalization method, orthogonal projection method, Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) method and the iterative method. The orthogonal projection approach can be utilized efficiently in two cases. One is when is nonsingular and the other is when is nonsingular. On the basis of Ridge Regression Theory, the generalization function and the stability of SLFN can be enhanced by adding a positive value to the diagonal of or .Using this method can be computed as follows, when is nonsingular, when is nonsingular, Galactic Swarm Optimization Algorithm The original PSO algorithm was developed by Kennedy and Eberhart. It was encouraged by swarming like schooling behavior in fish and flocking behavior in birds. Both the swarms do not process any global optimization but they provide a technique for confusing predators and predator ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 37.
  • 38. Limitations Of Peribulbar Anesthesia Discussion With an examination of the acquired results from the study, we can notice that the quality of globe akinesia in the 10th minute in the rocuronium group was comparatively better, and 86% of the patients underwent the total akinesia; whereas, the percentage of the total akinesia for the cisatracurium group and the control group in 10th minute was 73% and 66% respectively (p value 0.444). Peribulbar anesthesia is widely used for cataract surgery. This method is associated with less serious complications compared to intravenous anesthesia (8) However, it has the disadvantage of a slow onset of orbital akinesia (9) and the frequent need for a block supplement. (10) To overcome these limitations, many adjuvant drugs have been added to the local anesthetic mixture used for the peribulbar block to increase its efficacy and accelerate its initial rate; their effects, however, were different. (11, 12, 13) In retrobulbar approach, a needle is inserted into the intraconal space, a space behind the eye formed by the extraocular muscles, containing the major nerves of the eye and its adnexa. Therefore, it may be associated with potentially serious eye damage such as: a scleral perforation, a stimulation of the oculocardial reflex and an injection of an anesthetic in the perioptic meningeal space. However, this approach may have the advantage of rapid onset of analgesia and akinesia with the use of relatively smaller volumes of anesthetic. (14) (15) In addition to commonly observed conjunctival edema, a higher initial IOP is accompanied by the higher volume of the anesthetic agent (16), also the need for additional injection is higher for peribulbar block compared to retrobulbar block (14). Neuromuscular blockers have been used as adjuvants for many trials. Reah et al. added a dose of 0.5 mg vecuronium to a mixture of lidocaine and bupivacaine with 15 IU / mL hyaluronidase. (6) In the study of kucukyavuz et al. Atracurium 5 mg was added to the same anesthetic mixture without hyaluronidase. (5) The siege of Peribulbar was carried out in these two studies using a technique of 2 injections (Infertembporal and medial orbital). Y.Aissaouit et al. added 0.06 mg / kg of rocuronium to the anesthetic mixture, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 39.
  • 40. Argumentative Essay On Who Controls Texas Heather Loos Professor Sherry Sherifian Govt 2306–73436 30 April 2017 Who Controls Texas? Texas might be a small–government state, but it is a proud and stubbornly independent one. With the 84th legislature imposing state will on local policies, politicians of all sorts are unhappy. Regardless, there are arguments both for and against local control, and overall, they have the public's best interests at heart. Texas Vox is an interest group that is all for local control. They refer to themselves as "the voice of public citizen[s] in Texas (TexasVox)." They consider their advocates to be very progressive, and favor things such as policies to lower electric bills, find new clean energy sources, as well as policies to stop nuclear plants and their unhealthy effects. They want to work with just local control to attain their goals. They want to ensure that the citizens have voices, even "in the halls of power (TexasVox)." Representative Matt Rinaldi however, has a different approach. He believes that the state controlling local ordinances would be considered in line with liberty. He has played a hand in things such as the house bill 1939, which would repeal the bag bans and surcharges in effect in Dallas and Austin. He believed they would "erode consumer choice and the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Perhaps I'm na ve to still believe that not all local, state, and federal politicians are corrupt. I still like to believe that as a whole, they have the citizen's best interests at heart, rather than just worrying about their own wallets. Either way, I'm actually in favor of both types of interest groups, but I lean toward the groups like Texas Vox, that favor more local control. I guess you could say they keep the head honchos honest, or so we could hope. I also think that the closer a group is to is a citizen (as in local vs state), the more likely they are to be in line with what the public ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 41.
  • 42. Comparing The Local Government And The Power Of Government Local government is the most basic government, mainly help citizens to make decisions on local financial issues, educational issues and social services (地球 182).Despite the wide range of local government functions, in all power, the right in tax policy is relatively important. There are many similarities between the local governments of European countries; however the decision– making organizations in modern Europe are still quite different. (地球书 172页). There are two different, but linked, decentralized decision–making mode. One is federal, the other is unitary (ibid).The powers in unitary system is highly centralized, and the powers of federal states are decentralized ( ).Appropriate tax policies can promote economic growth and prosperity, on the contrary, inappropriate tax policies will increase the gap between rich and poor, is not conducive to the national economy.(xinzhaode ) This paper will focus on the power of local governments on taxation. Take the French, Germany, Sweden and Hungary tax systems as examples, divided into two groups in turn to compare the taxation power of their local governments. In contrast, local governments in France and Hungary, two unitary countries, have greater autonomy in choosing tax standards. Local governments in Germany and Sweden, two federal states, and local governments have limited decision–making capacity, mainly using state–mandated tax standards French local governments have a role in promoting taxation, and the competition ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 43.
  • 44. Definition Of Democracy And Governance According to M.P.Barbra, local government means authority to determine and to execute matters within a restricted area inside and smaller than the whole state. Every state in the world has been implementing local government system for the administrating services regarding peripheral society. Local government and democracy is most closed concept in theory as well as practice. Term "democracy and governance" are complicated and dynamic concepts in social sciences discipline. It has a long historical background and goes back to human history. Ancient Athens politics and their philosophy has provided main base for those concepts and practical perspectives. There is no a concrete definition or interpretation about democracy or governance. Many scholars have presented different kind of definitions and interpretations based on their own perspectives. But, modern conceptual meaning of democracy and governance mainly depends on liberal democratic principles such as equality, participation, freedom, liberty etc. Therefore, definition of democracy and governance are depends on the social and political context of the society. Local democracy is the most important aspect of the democratic governance, because it will give a holistic view of the nature of democratic practices and governance of the whole society. Further, it will be reflected form the local government and there governing process of the given country. On the other hand, governance, administration, policy initiation process ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 45.
  • 46. A Group Of Counselors At Lunch At A Local Restaurant A group of counselors in a large clinic are at lunch at a local restaurant. During the course of lunch, Frank and Megan start getting into a discussion about a tough case. Emily is an intern and due to the type of work she wants to do is limited to just several settings. Frank and Megan are both her supervisors and hiring managers at the setting. Emily is very uncomfortable since they are using client names and information. Client Confidentiality Psychotherapy is an intense and complex process, that can be isolating for many practitioners. Consequently, many counselors turn to their peers for guidance and support when faced with difficult cases. When doing so, counselors must always strive to maintain client's confidentiality since it is the cornerstone of a therapeutic relationship and is an ethical duty (APA, 2002). The ACA Code of Ethics (American Counseling Association [ACA], 2014) states that counselors protect confidential information of a client and when consulting with others, do not disclose information that could lead to the identification of a client without the client 's prior consent. Additionally, confidential information is only discussed in settings, where clients' privacy can be ensured (Standard B.3.c). That brings one to one of the main ethical issues in the above case. It is not clear whether counselors Frank and Megan have obtained informed consent from the client prior to discussing his or her case. Regardless, they are still breaching client's ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 47.
  • 48. Funding, Interest Groups, Elections, and the Role Between... Running Head: TEXAS GOVERNMENT Funding, Interest Groups, Elections, and the Role Between State and Local Governments in Texas Maurice Adams Mr. George Lyon POL215 University of Phoenix Funding, Interest Groups, Elections, and the Role Between State and Local Governments in Texas The state of Texas receives the majority of funding from two sources; taxes and federal receipts. "Currently, Texas is one of nine states that does not levy a personal income tax on its residents and, in addition, its property tax system is a function of local governments. This makes Texas somewhat unique, in that, its state government largely relies on revenue generated from sales taxes and a business tax." (Texas Public Policy Foundation, 2012) For ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... An example of a special interest group would be the Texas chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The mission of the NAACP is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race–based discrimination." (Our Mission, 2009–2012) The objectives of the Texas chapter of the NAACP are as follows: "to ensure political, educational, social, and economic equality of all citizens, to achieve equality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among citizens of the United States, to remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes, to seek enactment and enforcement of federal, state, and local laws securing civil rights, to inform the public of racial discrimination and seek its elimination, and to educate persons as to their constitutional rights and to take lawful action to secure the exercise thereof." (Our Mission, 2009–2012) In contrast, an example of one of Texas' public interest groups is the Texas Public Interest Research Group, or TexPIRG. TexPIRG describes itself as a "consumer group that stands up to powerful interests whenever they threaten (Texans') health or safety, (Texans') financial security, or (Texans') right to fully participate in a democratic society" (About TexPIRG). Its mission is to take action when "consumers are cheated or the voices of ordinary citizens are drowned ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 49.
  • 50. Key Properties Of Galaxy Clusters section{Results} label{sec::result} The fact that this galaxy cluster was not identified by textit{ROSAT} as a cluster suggests that there may be a hidden population of galaxy clusters hosting extreme central galaxies (i.e. starbursts and/or QSOs). Table~ref{table::keyvalue} shows the key properties of both PKS1343–341 which are derived in this work ($R_{500}, M_{500}, M_{rm{gas},500}, T_x, L_x, t_{rm{cool},0}, rm{SFR}$) and other similar clusters, including Abell 1795 (a strong cool core cluster) and 3C 186 (a quasar–mode cluster). begin{deluxetable*}{ccccc} tabletypesize{footnotesize} tablecaption{Key properties for the galaxy clusterlabel{table::keyvalue}} tablecolumns{0} tablewidth{0pt} tablehead{ colhead{Property ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... We assume that the cluster is located at the same redshift as the central AGN.} tablenotetext{b}{$T_x$ is measured from 0.15$R_{500}$ to 1.0$R_{500}$.} tablenotetext{c}{SFR is measured from the UV luminosity of the BCG for PKS1353–341. (see Section~ref{sec::sfr})} tablenotetext{d}{Most of the numbers for Abell 1795 are from~citet{2006VikhlininA}, except SFR is from~citet{2005Hicks}.} tablenotetext{e}{All the numbers of 3C 186 are from~citet{2005Siemiginowska,2010Siemiginowska}} tablenotetext{f}{$0.85,R_{500}$ is the edge of the chip to guarantee the luminosity calculation.} tablenotetext{g}{These numbers are from~citet{2010Russell,2014Walker}} tablenotetext{h}{The cooling radius is defined to be a radius at which the cooling time fell to 7.7 Gyr while the cooling rate is defined within the cooling radius.} end{deluxetable*} In the following sections, we discuss morphology and different derived properties of the cluster, involving the gas fraction, entropy, total hydrostatic mass and its cooling time. subsection{X–ray and Optical Morphology} begin{figure}[!ht]
  • 51. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 52.
  • 53. Strategies for Competing in a Changed China Strategies for Competing in a Changed China Magazine: Summer 2004Research Feature July 15, 2004 Peter Williamson and Ming Zeng This paper presents the results of the authors' detailed research into competition between multinationals and local Chinese companies in 10 industries over the past five years. They conclude that local companies are now threatening multinationals' plans to conquer the China market. They analyse this new competitive game in terms of a dynamic battle of competencies. Multinationals start off with better industry–specific technology and know–how, and a higher level of competence in key functions like marketing and financial management. Chinese companies enjoy a better understanding of the local market, lower ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Our research over the past five years into the battles between multinationals and local Chinese companies reveals that while market dominance by local champions is far from universal, it's becoming ever more frequent. In industries as different as beer brewing, mobile–phone manufacturing and laundry–detergent production, Chinese companies – often seeming to appear from nowhere – are forcing multinationals to rethink their strategies and their hopes for explosive growth in the China market. 1 The message is clear: Multinationals must factor in the existence of robust local competition, while considering the new opportunities that have opened up as a result of China's WTO membership. To understand the way competition between multinationals and local champions is evolving and to pinpoint the keys to success, we traced the evolution of competition in China in 10 industries over the last 10 years.2 We conducted more than 100 interviews with dozens of leading companies operating in China, both multinationals and locals, and reviewed thousands of pages of secondary data. The picture of competition that emerged from our research can best be described not in terms of traditional market positioning, but as a battle of competencies between multinationals and local players. Constraints on Multinationals Multinationals generally start off with clear advantages in two areas: They have ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 54.
  • 55. The Federal Democratic Republic Of Nepal: A Landlocked... Nepal, official name the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a landlocked country located between China in the north and India laying west, east and south of them. The Federal Democratic Republic Kingdom of Nepal is situated in the central part of the Himalayan arc and is tectonically sand witched between Tibet in the north and India in the south. It is one of the least developed countries as well in south Asia. Though Nepal never became a colony of any power and defeated the Britain, Tibet and China in many battles in history. However Nepal was prevalently recognized for the foreigners after 1953 may 29 when 'New Zealand mountaineer, Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach to the peak of Mount Everest' (Bhatta, C. D. 2012).) After that many scholars used to come to Nepal for the academic study. Until 1990, Nepal had authoritarian rule and the number of foreigner's arrival was not countable. However after the great April movement in 1990, Nepal became a democratic country. In 1996, Communist Party of Maoist Nepal started civil war and ended in 2006. A decade long civil war had 42 demands but 2 demands were significant such as constituent assembly and federalism. There was a peace process agreement between Maoist and government of Nepal. Constituent elections were held for two times. After CA election, a new federal constitution has been drafted in 2015 but it will not be functioning until new federal election ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 56.
  • 57. Italian Cluster Carrera Essay In Italy, the normal practice has been for provincial or local governments to work with industry cooperation and neighborhood associations, for example, budgetary organizations, exploration groups, and educational institutes. Also some provincial governments, like in Emilia–Romagna, Lombardy, Tuscany, and others have dedicated body in the government organization which is responsible for the development for the local clusters. Research facilities, financial institutions, educational bodies/institutes also have their contribution to this development initiative. They have also been a driving force in the identification and development of specific association that is responsible for the detection and solution of the challenges that these ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... This will prove to be a beneficial move in long–term business for the cluster industries and will create a win–win situation for all the stake holders involved. Guidelines for Development: The vision and mission behind the initiative must be known. Future trade planning and initiatives will determine the policy selection. It needs to be decided as soon as possible to have enough time ahead for policy choice. For example, goals may be re–imagined based on of information interchange among nearby regional clusters and government bodies, or on the premise of information gathered throughout the evaluation of activities. Approach to policy must avoid reconstructing a new cluster firms based on the sectors. A business sector test need to be considered before noteworthy public assets are available to the cluster to be fair to the other sectors. This move can help to avoid the condition when other government body starts to participate by implementing similar cluster policies. There should be a well defined standard that could be a point of reference while make a decision to recognize and focus on the clusters within the nation. It is an important point to be considered as the resources are limited and they have to be allocated according to the value generated and returns received by each investment. This defined standard can have: the provision for the investor to bring in the possible points of ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 58.
  • 59. The Pros And Cons Of Fiscal Decentralization Cost effectiveness The idea of fiscal decentralization injecting competition among local governments has an added advantage of making local officials pursue customer–driven investments which are more likely to meet expectations of local people and patronage of services. When local service delivery meet local people expectations, they tend to pay for services and even honor their tax obligations without much coercion because they even appear more willing to do so (Briscoe and Garn 1995, Litvack & Seddon, 1999). Additionally, if what is being supplied meets local demand and associated with the necessary openness or cost recovery, local people and groups have a higher tendency of demanding accountability, closely monitoring local government activities which will reinforce the corruption reduction theme discussed previously. Local monitoring and demand side of accountability help to reduce information asymmetries and corruption tendencies which may have potential to weaken both allocative efficiency and cost recovery. This demonstrates each of the themes are closely interrelated and not mutually exclusive. Economic Growth and productivity Fiscal ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... This Act has relevant clauses which in principle seek to advance financial decentralization. For instance, section 10, clause (3a) (i) and (ii) lays a foundation that would be a basis for preparation of local government budgets. Section 92 clause 1 of same Act 462 makes provision for preparation and tendering of district budget for a subsequent year. What has become known as Composite budgeting could be found in section 92 clause 3 which admonishes for an aggregation of revenue and expenditure of the numerous departments and agencies that fall under the territorial space of particular local ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 60.
  • 61. Academic Institutions and Education Academic institutions are posed with the responsibilities of ensuring that all its students gain meaningful education. Education, takes place in many forms and one of these ways is through extra curricula activities and/or involvement. Co–curricular learning can be highlighted in participation in student groups including student government, departmental groups, interest groups, honor and recognition societies as well as pan–hellenic organizations–sororities, fraternities. The Adviser Often times, participating in groups can develop a number of professional skills which can transcend college. Student groups are also a great way to foster interpersonal relationships and to be involved in the academic atmosphere. But the groups do not run on their own. In fact, they are normally headed by a governing body including an adviser. Advisers are faculty or staff of the institution who have agreed to dedicate time and effort in carrying out or in ensuring that the mission and goals of the group are carried out successfully. With some colleges housing more than 100 groups or student organizations, there is a great need for student group advisers. The University of California–Los Angeles alone has 800 registered groups. The structure of the institution would determine the goals of the adviser. For instance, a more culturally diverse population would call for an adviser attuned to the needs of the institution and the students as well as be able to forecast additional actions that may ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 62.
  • 63. 3.1 Participatory Approach Of The Bamenda IIi Council their development or not. 3.1 Participatory Approach of the Bamenda III Council Like other Sub–Divisional councils, the B3C is the leading institution of the Local government which is closest to the people and responsible for most local matters. The council is also responsible for enforcing local laws. The B3C provides community services and facilities using money raised from local taxes. Some funding is also received from central government and the Bamenda City Council. The Bamenda III municipality is governed by two related bodies, namely; i. The municipal Council ii. The Municipal Executive. These governing bodies have varied functions which encourage peoples' participation in the development process of the municipality. The Municipal Council. The strategic leadership of the B3C is provided by the Municipal Council of elected councilors. The B3C counts 33 councilors. The councilors are representatives of the people of Bamenda III municipality, elected to become members of the municipal council when local elections are held. The duty of councilors is to the whole community, but they have a special responsibility to champion the needs of the entire constituent in their ward. They do this mainly through consultation with the traditional development council of their ward. Councilors are themselves members of the local community. They are therefore aware of the needs of their community and are in touch with the issues that local people face. The councilors of B3C coin ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 64.
  • 65. Risk Reduction Plan For A Residential Building RISK REDUCTION PLAN 1 RISK REDUCTION PLAN 2 Risk Reduction Plan In a community risk reduction plan I would choose improper heating of a residential structure as my fire related topic. I would ask the following groups for their assistance in implementing a plan of community risk reduction from the following stakeholders and partners. Stakeholders local government officials homeowner associations the American Red Cross housing authorities commercial property owners, apartment complex owners utilities; gas, water and electric company Partners local hardware stores Underwriter Laboratories National Fire Protection Agency other area fire departments Hospital Burn Center United Fire In a community risk reduction plan for a non–fire incident I would choose drowning as a result of negligent supervision. Stakeholders homeowner associations local fencing companies local pool companies the water company commercial property owners, apartment complex owners local government officials Partners local hardware stores area hospitals local media area school districts other area fire departments the American Red Cross To establish a distinction between a stakeholder and a partner I have gathered three references from various websites to establish an identity for each. A stakeholder: ?A stakeholder is a person such as an employee, customer, or citizen who is involved with an organization, society, etc. and therefore has responsibilities towards it and an interest in its success? (Cambridge ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 66.
  • 67. Education and Pen Green Essay Part A My essay will examine five ways of identifying a setting as inclusive. I work as a nanny in a sole charge role, in a family home. I work with a family of 3 children, one of the little girls has additional needs and she attends a special needs school. I will reflect on my life experiences and the course material within this essay and how this has influenced my understanding of inclusion. Inclusion is about feeling like you belong, being valued and feeling happy within the setting and the local community, regardless of social backgrounds, age and ability. The five criteria I have chosen are The name of the setting, social inclusion, the curriculum, setting funding, and the view of inclusion presented. I have chosen these criteria as ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Part B Name of setting Pen green has its own name which is unique to the setting, where as Aspen 2 a special needs school has given the name as an addition to the main stream school. Aspen 2 used to be referred to as the mobile which wasnt seen as inclusive. Aspen 2 is now in the main stream school and has it owns unique unit. Deri View is a newly built primary school with a childrens centre attached the local community had a say in the design and structure of the building. The school and childrens centre is in a poorly deprived part of Wales. Social inclusion Pen Green is a centre for under 5s and their families in Corby in Northamptonshire. Pen green shows social inclusion through its video clips. Pen Green has an open community, providing team building and meet and greet sessions. Pen Green focuses on the whole family, it allows children to progress from a very young age offering groups such as baby massage. The centre offers a wide range of groups and drop in classes, there are options to go to something everyday. Pen Green cares about all the children at the centre and gives them all equal chances at learning and play. Sheena Griffiths–baker a teacher at Pen green explains that we will being these observations to plan for him as an individual (E214,DVD2) which tells me that the setting is inclusive. Pen green offers classes for parents to learn GCSEs or computer courses, which has helped the parents to gain confidence and independence. At ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 68.
  • 69. Overcoming the Challenges in OCHA Situation Report No. 1... The main challenges identified from OCHA Situation Report No. 13 and my proposed actions to overcome the challenges are as follows: (a) The security situation remains as a challenge to operate humanitarian actions including conduct vaccination activities, campaign for vaccination, smooth delivery of the programmes and emergency assistance packages. The security challenges in operating humanitarian actions and its consequences should be communicated to the Government as well as to the Militias groups through media and all other available communication channels. The opportunity of reaching a consensus to operate UN lead humanitarian assistances for the most vulnerable population could be explored through the political advocacy by the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... (e) Access to information remains a challenge in reopening of the schools. Adequate campaign through the local leaders and local NGOs and CBOs and local media campaign could reduce the information gaps and well as over this challenge. (f) Obtaining reliable and updated IDP population figures is a significant challenge. This challenge could be overcome through developing a database and conducting rapid survey to the IDP camps both inside and outside the country. I think estimating the IDP population is important for a reliable and effective plan for both humanitarian as well as long term development interventions. (g) Another major challenge is accessing information on human rights violations and collecting protection related information. Awareness raising of the community leaders is very important in strengthening protection as well as accessing information on human rights violations. Training could be organized for the community leaders and volunteers on t his issue as well as local NGOs and CBOs could be supported for collecting information and provide support to the victims of violence. (h) Draughts also affecting in increasing local food production and to reduce the burden of external food aids. FAO can continue exploring more drought resistance crop production and early furcating of local
  • 70. food production so that Government and humanitarian agencies prepare advance plan to overcome the upcoming challenge of low food ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 71.
  • 72. Analysis Of The Board Of Directors For Tullow Oil Company It is a pleasure to have you all as newly appointed members of the Board of Directors for Tullow Oil company. As a member, you will be required to have an in–depth knowledge on the overall operations of the company, particularly as it relates to governance. 1.1 Who we are Tullow Oil is a multinational and independent oil and gas exploration and production company founded by Aidan Heavey in Tullow, Ireland in 1985. Having no knowledge of the industry and no major backers, Mr. Heavey had amassed £1.7 million in revenues, operated in 8 countries and had 42 employees by 1986. As of November 2014, Tullow Oil Plc now holds 146 licenses in 22 different countries, 66 producing fields and has a workforce in excess of 2,000 worldwide. Tullow ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... We are already a dominant player in countries such as Ghana Uganda, Kenya, French Guiana and Norway (tullowoil.com, 2014). Tullow Oil spend an immense amount of effort in researching the regions where they could penetrate. They asses a particular region's viability and risk and drawing up contingency plans. 1.3 Our vision, mission and purpose Tullow Oil's vision is to be ''the leading global independent exploration and production company with a clear and consistent exploration–led growth strategy'' (tullowoil.com,2014) They are aiming to build a company that has ''an unrivalled competitive position''. One of their mission is creating shared prosperity and improving our socio–economic impacts such as paying local government taxes, creating employment opportunities and engaging with local communities. They also aim to deliver a positive socio–economic impact and legacy and in being transparent and accountable to all of their stakeholders. (tullowoil.com, 2014). They create a rewarding, challenging workplace, providing employment opportunities, help local enterprise development, and managing their business which respects local communities and the impact it has on them. 1.4 How do we add value to wider society
  • 73. Tullow oil adds value to the countries where we operate in various ways. It consists of taxes paid to local governments, employment opportunities for both international and national people, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 74.
  • 75. Community Architecture : Architecture And Architecture What is 'Community Architecture'? The 'Community Architecture' is kind of architectural practice between architects and users. Also, it can be described as architect follow the wish of users or community to design the building fit the requirement by using local materials and helps the residents to build the structure. Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) described 'Community Architecture' should follow the idea about "The aim of community architecture is to improve the quality of the environment by involving people in the design and management of the buildings and spaces they inhabit." () In general, architect call 'Conventional Architecture' product, nevertheless 'Community Architecture' represents the process rather than the product and most proponents claim that the built product of 'Community Architecture' is often better than the product of conventional architecture. "Community architecture means that the personal who inhabit it are involved in and may even be instigators of, its creation and its management as well. The inhabitants are the clients; and the architect works for, or at least with them––in contrast to the typical situation where architects and user never meet." () The ' community architecture' was the newly invented notion that user participation in the environment is more important than any of another architectural concept, especially in contrast to 'conventional architecture'. The reasons of that could be limited resources, materials and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 76.
  • 77. Economic Benefits And Benefits Of Cleaner Production economic benefits, added to the environment ones. In addition, the plant staff plans to keep the cleaner production process going, since they have noticed the benefits that cleaner production can bring out. Moreover, the following table include all the environment and economic benefits expected to occur for the plant: Table2: Predicted benefits of CP options implementation (Li et al., 2015) 3.2 Case of Hangzhou (Guan et al., 2014) The second case is from Hangzhou city in China. Guan et al. (2014) have made a case comparison of the implementation of cleaner production in two cities (Hangzhou and Guiyang), in order to compare different implementation strategies with their results in each city. However, here we are more concerned about the positive results of implementing cleaner production (that occur in Hangzhou city). Hangzhou has started implementing cleaner production options since 2002. More than 57 thousand cleaner production projects (within more than 2700 enterprises in Hangzhou) have taken place, in the period between 2002 and 2014. Moreover, in Hangzhou, the number of involved cleaner production enterprises has increased from only 5 in 2002 to about 450 per year during the period between 2011 and 2014. Approximately, 0.6 Billion USD is the total annual investment of cleaner production projects in Hangzhou, While the economic benefits are about 0.4 Billion USD annually. In addition, about 450 Thousand tons of standard coal, shape the total amount of energy saved ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 78.
  • 79. Use Of Antidepressant Medication Ads As A Cognitive... A lot of the direct–to–consumer advertisement research uses antidepressant medication ads as their variable of choice since that is the medication most advertised on both television and in print. However, there are very few advertisements for non–medication based intervention even though it has been show to be just as effective in the treatment of depression. This is because the companies that provide these interventions do not have the budget that the pharmaceutical companies possess. If given the money to create an advertisement to highlight integrated care, psychoeducation, and the role of the social worker, a cognitive behavioral therapy group focused on depression would be the intervention and diagnoses the campaign would promote. If successful, then the campaign would be branched out to other diagnosis. The advertisement to promote a cognitive behavioral therapy group at the local health clinic (Appendix A) would focus on the time limited nature of the treatment as well as the symptoms that could be addressed. The advertisement would be targeted toward individuals between the ages of 18 and 45 who have been diagnosed with or have symptoms of depression. The major symptoms of depression, sadness, emptiness, hopelessness, and troubles sleeping (APA, 2013), are displayed prominently to attract those who have never sought out mental health treatment before, but recognizes those symptoms in themselves. Having the diagnosis of depression would not be a requirement to join ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 80.
  • 81. How A Particular Group Is Affected By Local Migration Introduction Explain the task I will investigate and reflect on how a particular group is affected by local migration and how it relates to global processes. State your research question My research question is "Are most of the Chinese/ International migrants in Suzhou– SIP here to support family who remain in their place of origin? " Identify and describe the locations where you will collect your data I will be collecting my information on and around the subway, central park and times square. This project will go from the 26th October to 11th November 16. Between the 26th and the 31 of October we will be writing survey questions, testing the questions and editing the questions based on feedback. On November 2 we will go on a field trip to collect data for our investigation. When we get back to school we will clean and organise the data. List and define all keywords that you will be using in your report Dependents: People who are too young or too old to work Methods of Data Collection Survey – Explain what a survey is and why it is a useful method of data collection for your investigation A survey is an investigation of the opinions of a group of people. Surveys are useful when collecting people's opinions or information about their lifestyles. A survey is very useful in my project because I will collect data and opinions from a variety of people. The questions in my survey will all be yes/no questions because they are the least time consuming so therefore I will be ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...